Petitions/Stop DWP repeating PIP assessments for disabled people
StatusClosed
Opened23 Dec 2024
Closes23 Jun 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

Stop DWP repeating Personal Independence Payments assessments for disabled people.

Disabled people need support and respect. We think repeated investigations are dehumanising, and interrogation-like interviews and repeated legal battles to prove entitlements to benefits are distressing. People with genuine disabilities have to repeatedly provide Doctors notes, letters and prescription information (sometimes at personal cost) simply to prove their ongoing entitlement. We believe a decision to end entitlement should be a medical decision not a cost-saving exercise.

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Government response

Personal Independence Payment is based on needs and not condition. Award reviews are a key feature of the benefit and ensure that payments accurately match the current needs of claimants.

Constituency engagement ranking

Laurence Turner
1Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
120
Steve Darling
2Steve Darling MP
Torbay
92
Mary Creagh
3Mary Creagh MP
Coventry East
85
Chris Ward
4Chris Ward MP
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
82
Lisa Nandy
5Lisa Nandy MP
Wigan
80
Judith Cummins
6Judith Cummins MP
Bradford South
79
Taiwo Owatemi
7Taiwo Owatemi MP
Coventry North West
78
Sarah Owen
8Sarah Owen MP
Luton North
78
Rachel Hopkins
9Rachel Hopkins MP
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
77
Yasmin Qureshi
10Yasmin Qureshi MP
Bolton South and Walkden
74
Stop DWP repeating PIP assessments for disabled people — Petitions