A question on #PersonalIndependencePayment #ChronicIllnesses tabled by Mr Angus MacDonald on 06-05-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses
Question ID: 1800280
UIN: 50454
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-06
Asking Member ID: 5362
Asking Member display name: Mr Angus MacDonald
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Angus MacDonald
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Personal Independence Payments assessments for people with (i) moderate and (ii) fluctuating health conditions.
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Date answered: 2025-05-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment looks at how a long-term health condition or disability impacts on daily life across 12 activities, taking into account fluctuations over a 12-month period. The activities are grouped into two components,...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true