| 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
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| 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. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-07 |
| 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: |
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 |