Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 16 May 2024.

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Photo of Angela Crawley Angela Crawley Scottish National Party, Lanark and Hamilton East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants have been assessed as unfit for work due to mental health issues in 2024.

Photo of Mims Davies Mims Davies The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

No one has been assessed as unfit for work as the assessment for Personal Independence Payment does not assess a claimant’s capacity for work or work-related activity.

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