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PIP DWP payment changes explained as Spring Statement announces new welfare cut
Impact assessment due to be published on changes to benefits as Rachel Reeves says Universal Credit health element gets 50 ...
'I'm LGBTQ+ and disabled - losing my benefits means I will lose my independence'
Amie, a queer woman who has been chronically ill and disabled since childhood, is worried. The Norfolk local is one of ...
‘Rachel Reeves doesn't care about people – Personal Independence Payment raid proves it'
Reg Smith was relieved Chancellor Rachel Reeves didn’t announce any tax increases in yesterday’s Spring Statement. He still ...
DWP confirms date PIP changes will come in as Minister says 'it won't impact payments until their first award review'
Work and pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms said the changes to Personal Independence Payments would have 'positive effect' ...
People on PIP most-likely to get ongoing ‘light touch’ payment award of up to £737
New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show more than 1.5 million (41%) of all 3.7m Personal ...
New DWP PIP points system leaked with people 'too terrified to look'
People on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are "too frightened" to look at a new points system after it leaked. The Benefits and Work Forum has explained the new PIP shake up and how points scoring ...
What is Motability and why is there controversy around the disability benefit?
The bulk of the cuts are understood to come from changes to PIP, which will effectively become harder to claim due to a ...
Full list of ways to qualify for free bus pass after DWP rule change
People who will no longer be eligible for PIP payments under new DWP rules may still be able to access free travel passes ...
Nine health conditions unlikely to meet new PIP points threshold by DWP
The Resolution Foundation has said people with back pain, arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, chronic pain syndrome, lung ...
People on PIP born before in these years 'most likely' to lose benefit in DWP cuts
More than 3 million UK families will now lose out from cuts, including to the health element of universal credit – paid to people with limited ability to work.
DWP breaks silence over future of Blue Badge after PIP and Universal Credit cuts
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has broken its silence over the future of Blue Badges after Personal Independence ...
Alcohol and drug abuse costs taxpayers £130m a year in disability benefits
Taxpayers are footing a £130m-a-year bill for disability benefit claims linked to alcohol and drug abuse, official statistics ...