| Heading: |
Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness |
| Question ID: |
1813127 |
| UIN: |
60193 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-16 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5066 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Steve Darling
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Steve Darling
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to provide support for people with mental health problems who need to (a) stop and (b) reduce spending on (i) therapy, (ii) counselling, (iii) personal care and (iv) other s |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-25 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
PIP provides a cash contribution to support people with the extra costs of living with a long-term health condition or disability. Claimants have freedom and choice to spend their PIP as they see fit and the Secretary of State has been clear this should b... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |