A question on #SocialSecurityBenefits #Cancer tabled by Bambos Charalambous on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Social Security Benefits: Cancer
Question ID: 1803913
UIN: 53135
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 4610
Asking Member display name: Bambos Charalambous
Asking Member handle: BambosMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @BambosMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 10 of Young Lives vs Cancer’s report entitled The cost of waiting, published in March 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of average time from diagnosis
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Date answered: 2025-05-28
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Is holding answer: false
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: Entitlement to Disability Living Allowance for children (DLAc) under 16 and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for young people from age 16 are assessed based on the additional care/daily living and mobility needs arising from a long-term disability or h...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true