Personal Independence Payments Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payments

Nick de Bois Excerpts
Thursday 13th December 2012

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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I thank the hon. Lady for her question. That was not in my statement because it will come under a separate system under the Ministry of Defence. The support will be there and it will come through a different system.

Nick de Bois Portrait Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con)
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I, like everyone in this House, have tremendous respect for the work done by carers. For the sake of clarity, will the Minister confirm that the rules linking carers allowance to PIP will be exactly the same as those for the DLA?

Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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I can indeed confirm that.