A question on #PersonalIndependencePayment #MentalIllness tabled by Tom Hayes on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
Question ID: 1817877
UIN: 63850
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-30
Asking Member ID: 5210
Asking Member display name: Tom Hayes
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Tom Hayes
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payments claims are related to an ongoing mental health condition for the last 12 months for which data is available.
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Date answered: 2025-07-08
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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: PIP is assessed on the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability rather than a diagnosis. Information on claimants whose primary health condition is a mental health condition can be found on Stat Xplore. The information you need can be...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true