The number of people claiming the health component of Universal Credit, which typically exempts recipients from work requirements, has surged by 23 per cent in the past year. Data from the Department for Work and Pensions …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to implement reforms to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims, introducing a new “light-touch” initial assessment and expanding digital services. These changes stem from …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing calls to tighten eligibility criteria for benefits after it was revealed that over 100,000 people in Britain are now claiming personal independence payments (PIPs) due to …
The first recommendations from the Labour Party’s Timms Review suggest that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants could have the option to exchange their weekly cash payments for “in kind” support. This support might …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has identified nine medical conditions that are most likely to result in claimants receiving the maximum length of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) awards. PIP is designed to help …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has received a clear message from voters to reduce Personal Independence Payment (PIP) allocations for the unemployed, while safeguarding support for disabled claimants. A recent …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is preparing to announce its plans regarding cuts to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) within the coming weeks, with the final recommendations of the Timms Review scheduled for …
Recent findings indicate that plans by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to reduce Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are unlikely to gain widespread support, even among Conservative and Reform Party voters. The …
New statistics highlight the parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands with the largest proportions of working-age residents receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a disability benefit. At the top of the list is …
Reform UK has unveiled plans to impose a new 20-hour-a-week compulsory community work rule on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants should it win the forthcoming general election. Currently claimed by just under 4 …
Campaigners have raised serious concerns over proposed changes by Reform UK to benefits including Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), warning that these could push large numbers of children and …
A disability support website is offering Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants an online guide that it claims can help secure disability benefits potentially lasting a lifetime, for a fee of £49.99. The guide, created …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that state pension and benefit payments due at the end of August will be brought forward to Friday 28 August. This adjustment accounts for the August bank holiday and …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that millions of claimants will receive their benefit payments earlier than usual in August, with payments scheduled to arrive before the August bank holiday weekend. …
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) payments, usually made every four weeks, are now being paid weekly for one specific group of claimants. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) maintains an official list featuring over …