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Personal Independence Payment: Northern Ireland

Asked by Claire HannaSocial Democratic & Labour PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55485

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) deaf and (b) disabled people who will be affected by proposed Personal Independence Payment changes in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

PIP is administered in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities (DfC). DfC is responsible for producing analysis on how the planned reforms will impact claimants in Northern Ireland.

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