Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

(asked on 26th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of extended personal independence payments awards due for review which are set to end before a medical assessment can take place.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 3rd March 2021

To ensure continuity of payments to our customers in receipt of PIP [during the coronavirus pandemic], we have extended awards with a review date to ensure that a review can take place before the end of the award.

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