United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 99887
Personal Independence Payment: Sickle Cell Diseases
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15 December 2025
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18 December 2025 · Answer
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18 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance on sickle cell disease his Department provides to Health Professionals making Personal Independence Payment assessments.
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15 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance on sickle cell disease his Department provides to Health Professionals making Personal Independence Payment assessments.
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18 December 2025
Answer
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments are not medical assessments and do not require health professionals (HPs) to diagnose conditions or recommend treatment. Instead, they are functional assessments designed to evaluate how an individual’s heal...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-15/99887
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1864310
- uk · wq-1864310 · source updated 18 December 2025