Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department produces for Personal Independent Payment assessors on how to process cases where an applicant has epilepsy.

All claimants, including those with epilepsy, are assessed in accordance with the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Guide available on GOV.UK. All PIP Health Professionals (HPs) complete training on neurological conditions, including epilepsy.

HPs can access a wide range of clinical resources, including e-learning modules and case studies, to research any conditions presented. Both PIP providers also have a Condition Insight Report on epilepsy for use by their HPs. In addition, HPs are also expected to keep their knowledge up to date through Continuous Professional Development.