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Personal Independence Payment: Pensioners

Asked by Chris LawScottish National PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 53903

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy that existing PIP claimants of pension age who request a change of circumstances review from November 2026 are required to score at least four points in one daily living activity in order to (a) maintain and (b) increase their award.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

In keeping with existing policy, people on state pension age are not routinely fully reviewed and will not be affected by these changes. We are considering further how the 4-point minimum requirement will affect claimants over state pension age who report a change of circumstances, and we will provide further information in due course.

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