Roger Godsiff – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-07-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 110W, on personal independence payment, if he will estimate the number of people who do not currently claim disability living allowance who go into debt while their claims for personal independence payment are pending.

Mr Mark Harper

We have no plans to carry out such an estimate. As referenced in the earlier answer from the former Minister of State for Disabled People, the Rt. Hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning), most people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will already be receiving some element of financial support to meet day-to-day living expenses. If entitlement to PIP is established, payment will be backdated.