The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has clarified its stance on the "set symptoms list" for those receiving Personal ...

Millions of PIP claimants have been issued awards of five years or longer, with six health conditions showing the highest ...

Extending PIP reassessment periods means people’s current awards will likely last longer before review, reducing stress from ...

The measure is part of plans to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog and separate from the Timms Review.

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 ...

More than 67 per cent of people claiming PIP for a visual disease have a monthly award of up to £749 for five years or more.

The DWP states that reducing how often PIP award reviews take place will diminish "the number of people who are called to a ...

A number of changes affecting disability benefit PIP are coming in 2026. The government committed to reviewing the disability ...

Right-wing think-tank Policy Exchange estimates that returning PIP awards to pre-pandemic levels could save taxpayers £750m a ...

Department for Work and Pensions issues a response over 'symptoms list' as officials plan massive increase to in-person assessments ...

Major PIP reforms starting April 2026 will extend award periods to a minimum of three years for new claimants aged 25 and ...

Ahead of Labour’s crunch Spring Statement, details of the rumoured cuts to welfare have grown rife. Estimates of what the government is hoping to save have continued to grow – now sitting at around £6 ...