Lord Empey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2016-09-05.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether applicants suffering from Fibromyalgia are refused benefits because the condition is not recognised as sufficiently serious to cause disability.

Lord Freud

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recognises Fibromyalgia as a real and potentially significantly disabling condition. Where a clinical diagnosis of Fibromyalgia has been made full account will be taken of its functional effects when determining benefit entitlement.