New work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden has said the welfare system still needs reform (PA) Reforms to personal independence payments (PIP) will carry on in a “different way” to before, the new ...
EXCLUSIVE: Experts have said the welfare system needs urgent reform as the bill threatens to 'spiral out of control'.
A TOTAL of 210,000 claims for Personal Independence Payments were lodged in the three months to the end of October. Of those, ...
Extending PIP reassessment periods means people’s current awards will likely last longer before review, reducing stress from ...
The DWP says changes will include the time between checks on whether a claimant still qualifies for Personal Independence ...
Benefits claimants can expect some key payment changes in 2026. Universal credit claimants, for example, will get a ...
A new benefit that would replace the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for millions of people in the UK has been proposed by a panel of independent experts. Claimed by 3.7 million people, PIP is one ...
Arun Veerappan, research director at the Disability Policy Centre, writes about what must really change to fix the welfare ...
Labour ministers considered the possibility of means-testing personal independence payment (PIP) last year, but then ruled ...
Cuts to housing benefits and an increase in the state pension age have been blamed for an estimated £900m rise in disability ...
Rachel Reeves has indicated further cuts to welfare are likely under this Labour government as she looks ahead to her second autumn Budget. The chancellor has indicated that more tax rises and ...
A dramatic rise in claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...