Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department does not consider dentures to be an aid for carrying out daily living activity for Personal Independence Payment assessments.

PIP provides a contribution towards the additional costs arising from a long-term health condition and/or disability. For somebody to be eligible for PIP, needs must have existed for 3 months and be likely to exist for at least another 9 (other than if a claimant is nearing the end of life). Eligibility to PIP is determined by a functional assessment of how the condition/disability impacts the individual’s ability to undertake a range of key daily living and mobility activities, and takes account of any help they need, which may include the use of aids and appliances.