A question on #PersonalIndependencePayment #BipolarDisorder tabled by Liz Jarvis on 23-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Personal Independence Payment: Bipolar Disorder
Question ID: 1815669
UIN: 61956
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-23
Asking Member ID: 5040
Asking Member display name: Liz Jarvis
Asking Member handle: lizjarvisuk
Asking Member Twitter reference: @lizjarvisuk
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process for people living with bipolar disorder.
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Date answered: 2025-07-01
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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: Entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is based on the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability and not on a particular disability or diagnosis such as bipolar disorder. Health conditions may be physical, sensory, mental, ...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true