Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
Commons · Question 5537 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding PIP eligibility for serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 9 Jun 2026
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from long-term health conditions and disabilities rather than on the condition itself. As such, PIP is already available to people with schizophrenia.