This is set to be lengthened for most PIP recipients aged 25 and above to a minimum of three years for a new claim, ...
Reassessments for the UK’s largest disability benefit are undergoing an overhaul in 2026, affecting two million people. The government is changing how often people claiming personal independence ...
During my time as a PIP assessor, I often met people who told me they had no difficulty with a task, only for it to become clear, with careful questioning, that they were relying on extreme coping ...
The data also shows that more than 1.5m (39%) of all PIP claimants have been issued with an award of five years or longer. More than 58 per cent of people claiming PIP for a visual condition have a ...
PIP claims have surged in recent years. In 2019, there were two million working-age people receiving PIP, but that figure has ...
Disabled people will have their voices at the centre of the first ever comprehensive review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with the appointment of 12 members to its steering group. The group ...
Most of the people on the newly-elected steering group have lived experience of disability or claiming personal independence ...
For PIP, the earliest point at which new eligibility rules could apply is November 2026 – and only for new claims. Existing ...
Personal Independence Payment awards will increase from April, against a backdrop of more face-to-face assessments and the ...
The UK government is proposing changes to the PIP award review timeframe which will take effect from April ...
DWP has confirmed its PIP plans ...