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Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5537

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding PIP eligibility for serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from long-term health conditions and disabilities rather than on the condition itself. As such, PIP is already available to people with schizophrenia.

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