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Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

Asked by Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49683

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of terminally ill people ineligible for PIP.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department does not hold the data requested.

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