The DWP has appointed 12 members to the steering group of the first ever comprehensive review of Personal Independence ...

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 ...

PIP claims have surged in recent years. In 2019, there were two million working-age people receiving PIP, but that figure has ...

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 ...

New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal the majority of Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) assessments are being carried out remotely by telephone. However, under new ...

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 ...

A disabled woman whose PIP claim was rejected three times while she struggled to work and manage the debilitating pain of multiple chronic health conditions has spoken about her frustrations finding ...

More face-to-face assessments will be carried out for PIP and also for Universal Credit's health element, with the DWP ...

Award lengths are being extended to minimum 3 years rising to 5 years while face-to-face assessments increase to 30 per cent.

DWP guidance says: “We are committed to concluding the Review by Autumn 2026. The Review will report to the Secretary of ...

Most of the people on the newly-elected steering group have lived experience of disability or claiming personal independence ...

New data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) shows the majority of assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are being conducted remotely by telephone. However, under the new ...