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HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Eligibility CriteriaThis is a very important set of reforms, for exactly that reason—to make sure people do have the opportunity to move into work. One in five working-age PIP claimants were in work…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Eligibility CriteriaAs I have just told the House, the Office for Budget Responsibility will publish its assessment in the autumn—that is what we said at the time of the spring statement. This is a…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Eligibility CriteriaMy hon. Friend is right about the scale of the ambition and the changes that need to be made to deliver on it. Sir Charlie Mayfield is leading the Keep Britain Working review at…12 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can reassure my hon. Friend that we are listening. We are consulting precisely on how best to deploy the additional £1 billion a year for employment support that we have…12 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a very important subject. Social security must always be there for those who cannot work. The changes announced recently to the rates of universal credit…12 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise my hon. Friend’s concern. We will engage stakeholders to consider the scope of the review before publishing terms of reference. In the review we will consider whether…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Eligibility CriteriaPathways to Work sets out reforms to stop people falling into inactivity. They include tailored employment support for people out of work on health and disability grounds,…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The people who are getting PIP are the people who meet the criteria. My point is that we cannot simply carry on increasing spending at the…07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI am pleased to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. Like everyone else, I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott)…07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI would be happy to talk to my hon. Friend about the details of that particular case. I think the threshold we have set is the right place to set the eligibility criteria in the…07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI cannot give way again; a lot of points were made in the debate. For a given individual, the changes will take effect only at their first award review after November 2026. Award…07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI will give way just once, as that is all I can manage.07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI am afraid I cannot give way again. The OBR is right on this. Its assessment is based on previous experience of changes of this kind. The behaviour both of the people claiming…07 May 2025HANSARD Statutory Sick PayI am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain) on securing this debate and on the…22 Apr 2025HANSARD PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the needs of young carers. I have spoken to young people who started caring in their primary school years. It takes a while for them to be…27 Mar 2025HANSARD PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing his experience to this debate. I can absolutely give him the reassurance he seeks.27 Mar 2025HANSARD PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceI am grateful to the hon. Member for raising that point, but the Green Paper is very clear about the protections provided for people who are terminally ill. There are special…27 Mar 2025HANSARD PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise those points. I can give him the assurance that he seeks. Indeed, I spoke to Scope yesterday, and to other disability charities. Yes,…27 Mar 2025HANSARD PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that we were left with a broken system. May I pay tribute to her for her work on the all-party parliamentary group on eye health and…27 Mar 2025HANSARD PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceThe key proposal in the Green Paper is the default recording of assessments, so that when something goes wrong, we can check back and see what happened. I have had the experience,…27 Mar 2025