Mr Nicholas Brown – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Nicholas Brown on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the medical assessment undertaken for personal independence payment claims.

Mike Penning

The assessment for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) looks at how an impairment or condition affects an individual’s ability to live an independent life by assessing their ability to carry out key everyday activities.

As with all our reforms we will closely monitor its introduction/roll out, refine the process if required and learn lessons early on.

We are committed to the highest quality of assessment and will carry out two independent reviews.