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Personal Independence Payment: Payments

Asked by Josh BabarindeLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 March 2025UIN 36862

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of dispensing PIP payments on a weekly basis.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Payments of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are made every four weeks in arrears, other than SREL (Special Rules, End of Life) cases, which are paid weekly in advance. These are set out in legislation.

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