A question on #PersonalIndependencePayment tabled by Chris Hinchliff on 25-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Personal Independence Payment
Question ID: 1816575
UIN: 62850
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-25
Asking Member ID: 5244
Asking Member display name: Chris Hinchliff
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Chris Hinchliff
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of Personal Independence Payment claimants who use some of their Personal Independence Payment to pay for housing costs.
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Date answered: 2025-07-07
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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: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to provide a financial contribution towards the extra costs faced by disabled people and people with long-term health. Claimants are free to use PIP according to their own needs and priorities. Information o...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true