PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Security Benefits: Disability (3 July 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account is taken of income from compensation payments under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in disability benefit calculations.
Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)
Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)
Answer
The disability benefits (Attendance Allowance, Personal independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance) are non–contributory and are not means–tested. No account is taken of income from compensation payments or any other income when assessing entitlement to a disability benefit.
Answered by:
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
12 July 2019
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