18 m. ago PIP and other DWP benefits claimants who can get free bus passes

Some people who claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are entitled to a free disabled person's bus pass - but the rules are changing later this year

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61 h. ago PIP claimants with these 'five conditions face being cut', DWP assessor says

EXCLUSIVE: Changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) were announced earlier this month and caused anxiety, confusion and anger among claimants dependent on the disability benefit

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69 h. ago DWP to confirm estimated number of PIP claimants affected by new reforms this week

Reports suggest an estimated 1.2 million PIP claimants will be affected by the eligibility reforms.

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3 d. ago DWP PIP changes may see claimants who score 'lots of twos' lose £5,600 a year

The qualifying criteria are tightening at the Department for Work and Pensions

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3 d. ago DWP update on proposed changes to PIP for new and existing claimants

A raft of new measures have been announced by the DWP to reduce the welfare bill.

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7 d. ago Brits with these 'two mental health illnesses face key DWP battle over lost PIP'

Lawhive's Head of Head of Legal Operations Daniel McAfee warned there will be a 'legal battle' between claimants with the DWP over the tightening of PIP assessments

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8 d. ago New DWP plans to revise PIP points for daily living payments of up to £434 each month

The proposed DWP change will affect new and existing PIP claimants from November 2026.

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1 week ago Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled

PM faces backlash over plans to tighten eligibility, potentially leaving more than 600,000 claimants £675 a month worse offKeir Starmer is to defy growing anger by driving through welfare cuts for some of the UK’s most severely disabled people, with an overhaul that could see more than 600,000 benefit claimants lose out on an average of £675 a month.Ministers are set to ditch plans to freeze personal independent payments (Pip) amid a backlash. But they will still tighten eligibility criteria for the benefit under big changes to be set out by the work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago DWP PIP claimants could save over £1,400 with new discount scheme

The brand - which launched in July last year - says it is working to address the financial pressures for disabled people who need an additional £12,120 a year - to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households

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3 w. ago New DWP plans for people on PIP with back, joint, and muscle health conditions due this month

More than one million people with musculoskeletal conditions are receiving PIP.

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4 w. ago Latest DWP guidance says PIP claimants could receive more money

PIP entitlement provides a gateway or passport to other benefits

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