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UIN 153302

Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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11 February 2021

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22 February 2021 · Answer

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22 February 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of applying a backdated uplift to personal independence payment in line with the increase in universal credit to the start of the covid-19

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  1. 11 February 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of applying a backdated uplift to personal independence payment in line with the increase in universal credit to the start of the covid-19

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 February 2021

    Answer

    Universal Credit is an income related benefit unlike the disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) which is an extra costs benefits. PIP is not means–tested, non-contributory and thus paid regardless of any income or savings. PIP is ...

    Source: Written answer

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