Reforms to personal independence payments (PIP) will carry on in a “different way” to before, the new work and pensions secretary has said. Pat McFadden, who took over the role from Liz Kendall ...
The government has commissioned the Timms review into PIP because ministers say they need to check whether PIP is still fair, ...
Points are added up and a person will be entitled to PIP if they pass set thresholds. These are 8-11 points for standard rate ...
The review will look at PIP assessments and eligibility criteria, as well as helping more claimants into work so they can ...
The review involves disabled people, representative organisations, clinicians, carers, MPs and other experts. The government ...
Some people on personal independence payments (PIP) can be afraid to report a deterioration in their health in case a ...
Unlike universal credit, PIP is not a work-related benefit. Worth up to around £800 a month, it is aimed at paying for the ...
Disabled benefits claimants are being "pushed into poverty" because nearly half of all new claimants are facing "unacceptable" delays in getting their application approved, according to alarming new ...
The latest statement observed: "As the newly appointed co-chairs of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), ...
The government’s review into the UK’s most-claimed disability and health-related benefit has delivered a new update as new experts are appointed to help lead the process. Chaired by disability and ...
A new benefit that would replace the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for millions of people in the UK has been proposed by a panel of independent experts. Claimed by 3.7 million people, PIP is one ...