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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of paying people who are waiting for the outcome of their Personal Independence Payment appeal at the rate they received before their last decision. more like this
tabling member constituency Warrington North more like this
tabling member printed
Charlotte Nichols more like this
uin 20451 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-19more like thismore than 2024-04-19
answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is not an income replacement benefit. It is paid to help with the additional costs that arise from long term health conditions or disability where they impact on the activities set out in legislation. Claimants are assessed against the legislative criteria and a decision on entitlement is made by a DWP decision maker.</p><p>In line with the legislative requirement, applicable to most social security benefits, we continue to apply the latest decision on a PIP award until such time as a new decision is made. Payment of PIP after a claim has been disallowed, or at a rate higher than the latest decision whilst an individual is waiting for an appeal hearing could lead to inappropriate expenditure of public funds. If a subsequent first-tier tribunal decides to reinstate PIP, or give a higher award, then the Department will backdate any payments due, in line with the new decision.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-19T12:52:45.423Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-19T12:52:45.423Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4799
label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols more like this