Personal Independence Payment: Disqualification
Commons · Question 12911 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she will review the rules on the suspension of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) after 28 days in hospital; and if she will introduce provisions to allow the exercise of discretion where a cla
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 29 Jun 2026
Where an adult age 18 or over is maintained free of charge while undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution funded by the NHS, payment of (but not entitlement to) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) ceases ...