The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that proposed legal changes to PIP eligibility rules will not go ...

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 ...

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 ...

The DWP states that reducing how often PIP award reviews take place will diminish "the number of people who are called to a Pip assessment when their [disability] function has not changed", whilst ...

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

A change of name won't affect PIP payment or eligibility, but the DWP needs to have the most current details for the claimant ...

Amelia Peckham and others with disabilities are worried by the Government’s push to do more in-person benefits assessments ...

Personal Independence Payment claimants must report specific changes to the DWP or risk having their benefit payments paused ...

Currently, the time between PIP award reviews can be as short as nine months, with most people seeing no change in their ...

The UK Government has unveiled a strategy to change how Personal Independence Payment ( PIP ) claims are handled, in a bid to ...

The number of in-person assessments is set to rise significantly, with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) evaluations ...

The DWP pays benefits to nearly 24 million people across Great Britain, including 3.7m on PIP. The latest DWP report shows £330m was lost to fraud and error in the PIP system in 2024/25, up from £90m ...