Written question asked by Danny Kruger (Conservative) on Monday, 24 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 March 2025. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 31 March 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, whether people with terminal illnesses will be affected by the new PIP eligibility threshold of four points in a single category.
- Answer
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Claimants of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) who are nearing the end of their life will be unaffected by the reforms to the PIP assessment criteria. Claims made under the special rules for end of life are automatically awarded the enhanced rate of the daily living component without having to take part in an assessment and without having to meet the required period condition. The majority of claimants are also awarded the mobility component.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 40692
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
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Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
- Subjects
- Eligibility Personal independence payment Terminal illnesses
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- 2025-09-05 18:35:55 +0100
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