Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's report entitled Spring Statement 2025 health and disability benefit reforms - Impacts, published on 26 March 2025, what financial support her Department plans to provide to Personal Independent Payments claimants affected by the proposed changes to the entitlement rules.

The changes to PIP eligibility will ensure we can focus the benefit more on those with higher needs. There will be no immediate changes to anybody’s entitlement. Our intention is that the new eligibility requirement in Personal Independence Payment, where people must score a minimum of four points in one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component, will - subject to parliamentary approval - apply to new claims and award reviews from November 2026.

We are mindful of the impact this change could have on people. That is why, in the Green Paper Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working (published on 18 March), we are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement due to the reforms, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.