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official word here https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/dwp-means-testing-disability-benefits-28492655
And last week, Minister for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove said that no assessment had been made of the administrative costs of introducing a means test for disability benefits. However, in response to a query from Labour MP, Marsha De Cordova this week, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) minister has now put the matter to bed with a clear, definitive response.
Mr Pursglove said: “We [DWP] have no plans to means test Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP).”
He explained: “Both DLA and PIP are intended to act as a contribution towards the extra costs that arise as a result of a long-term health condition, or disability, and have been n on-means tested since they were introduced”.