A former benefits assessor has given people applying for PIP a pre-warning about a test that takes place the second they attend their PIP assessment. The discreet test might seem like nothing, but it ...

A "much harsher" test for current Personal Independence Payment claimants is on the table if Reform UK wins the next general election. Should Reform win the 2029 general election over the Labour Party ...

Stephen Timms and the co-chairs of his review have announced their first recommendations for changes to the disability benefits assessment process – but are they the right reforms?

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that it has begun trialling a new system for assessing claimants for the personal independence payment (PIP) after a whistleblower expressed ...

PIP claims have surged significantly, reaching 4 million claimants in England and Wales ...

Plans to make a massive change to decision-making for those applying for Personal Independence Payments will lessen the impact of health professionals and increase civil servant responsibility, ...

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DWP is considering changes to PIP to ensure the benefit, which is claimed by four million claimants, is fit and fair for the ...

Disabled claimants anxiously await changes to personal independence payments (PIP) – worth up to £800 a month – as the ...