19 h. ago DWP fraud and error report finds people on PIP may be due more money

More than a tenth of all PIP claimants could be on the wrong level of award due to a change in their circumstances.

Politics

59 h. ago DWP could stop your PIP payments if you go on holiday this summer

There are several changes in circumstances people receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about or risk losing their benefit entitlement and having regular payments paused or stopped.

Politics

61 h. ago Top 10 PIP conditions providing millions of people with up to £749 every month

PIP and Adult Disability Payment are providing financial support for 3.7 million people across Great Britain.

Economics

4 d. ago DWP could stop PIP payments or entitlement if you holiday abroad this summer

Millions of people on PIP may not be aware of the rules around holidaying abroad.

Politics

5 d. ago DWP to start 'monitoring' bank accounts in 2026 to combat benefit fraud

The Department for Work and Pensions is set to introduce new fraud-combatting measures - here's what you need to know

Economics

6 d. ago PIP payments of up to £749 each month for people with these 87 muscle or joint conditions

More than one million people with musculoskeletal conditions receive between £29.20 and £187.45 each week.

Economics

6 d. ago DWP warning to people on State Pension, PIP or other benefits using a mobile phone

DWP is urging people to watch out for fake text messages designed to steal personal and financial date.

Events

7 d. ago Date when DWP will begin monitoring benefits claimants' bank accounts in fraud crackdown

The DWP has published a series of factsheets detailing new powers to drive down the estimated £51.1 billion lost to fraud and error across the welfare system every year

Economics

7 d. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s welfare rebellion: Starmer must learn from his mistakes | Editorial

A poorly devised cuts policy was mis-sold as reform and MPs were dismissed when they pointed out the problemA clash between the government and Labour MPs over disability benefits was foreseeable long before this week’s Commons rebellion. That doesn’t mean a crisis was inevitable. Compromise might have been reached before the 11th-hour climbdown that averted a defeat in parliament.The conflagration that burned a lot of Sir Keir Starmer’s authority was all the greater because trust had broken down. The twin causes were failure of political judgment in Downing Street and bad policy. The prime minister underestimated the potency of MPs’ objections to the withdrawal of personal independence payment (Pip) from disabled people, and overestimated the capacity of his whips to bully and cajole his party into accepting the changes.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to...

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7 d. ago New Motability Scheme update for people on PIP, ADP and other disability benefits

Around 815,000 people across the UK are now leasing a vehicle or equipment through the Motability Scheme.

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8 d. ago Disability Rebellion says welfare bill will 'strip people of their independence'

Protest forum and organisation, Disability Rebellion, calls out Prime Minister Keir Starmer for PIP cuts that will strip people of their independence, wages and strand them in their homes.

Economics

8 d. ago People on PIP never need to report any of these changes to the DWP

Not every change in circumstances will affect your entitlement to PIP or see payments paused.

Politics

8 d. ago New Blue Badge and concession travel card update for people on PIP

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed changes to the proposed welfare reform Bill on Monday.

Transport

8 d. ago People suffering from acne, obesity and writer's cramp getting almost £10,000 a year in disability benefits as Keir Starmer tries to push through cuts

The number of people receiving the enhanced mobility personal independence payments (PIP) has shot up from 734,136 in January 2019 to 1.75 million people in April this year.

Economics

8 d. ago DWP update for people on PIP due award review after new reforms start next year

Reporting a change in circumstances or nearing the end of the current award will trigger a DWP reassessment.

Events

9 d. ago PIP assessment tips for people due a consultation over the phone, in

DWP plans to increase the number of face-to-face assessments, but will still offer alternative consultation methods.

Politics

1 week ago Disabled people ‘could face extra costs of £15k a year by end of the decade’ as welfare vote looms

Government ‘must change course’ on ‘catastrophic’ welfare cuts, disability charity urges

Economics

1 week ago Welcome to the PIP capital of the UK where one in THREE people claim the benefit

A park in the south is an unlikely home to Britain's highest level of disability benefits claimants.

Politics

1 week ago PIP process causes 'huge anxiety' as DWP decisions are 'overturned'

An MP said people with certain health conditions find the PIP system very stressful, with Labour now responding to concerns about the 'extreme anxiety' some have faced

Politics

1 week ago DWP explains PIP appeals process as 8,900 claimants await decision

PIP provides support for people who live with a long-term health condition or disability

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