The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently confirmed that the vast majority of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) evaluations are taking place via telephone. Data obtained through a ...

Disabled people have backed a “radical” plan to replace personal independence payments (PIP) with a brand new benefit that ...

An ex-DWP assessor has said there are some ways people are assessed for their benefits. A few people might get caught out by one of the simple tests that start the moment you enter the waiting room.

The government has initiated a review of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a key benefit for individuals with long-term health conditions or disabilities, as part of Labour’s cost-cutting ...

People who rely on disability benefits fear future claimants will be pushed into poverty once the Government’s “unfair” welfare reforms kick in. Labour is tightening eligibility for personal ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are having to wait for vital support because of delays to PIP applications, with the waiting list for disability assessments growing by 41 per cent in a year. There are ...