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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The DWP has clarified that PIP assessments focus on functional impact rather than set symptom lists, after concerns were ...

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 Department for Work and Pensions told benefits recipients they’re drastically ramping up the number of in-person assessments ...