3 h. ago Health expert warns PIP cuts could affect people with three 'invisible' conditions

The eligibility rules for PIP (Personal Independence Payment) are tightening from next year

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7 h. ago Voices: If Labour cuts my PIP, I lose everything I have worked for

Rachel Charlton-Dailey receives a personal independence payment of £558 each month, which enables her to live with various debilitating and neurodivergent conditions – but, under government plans, she won’t qualify for it. Instead, she will be forced to leave her accessible bungalow and find a job she worries will push her mentally and physically to breaking point

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9 h. ago PIP cuts spark fears claimants with 3 'invisible conditions' could lose out

The DWP benefit is designed to help cover the extra costs of living with a health condition

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26 h. ago Voices: Faced with a growing Labour rebellion against welfare cuts, Keir Starmer has one least

The prime minister has belatedly been making the case for benefit reform and changes to PIP payments to calm his mutinous backbenchers – but, a year on from his historic election win, it risks becoming an issue of confidence in his leadership, says Andrew Grice

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26 h. ago Angela Rayner defies 120 Labour MPs by refusing to pull showdown Commons vote on benefit cuts

There are rumours the government was set to pull the proposed welfare reforms bill amid a major Labour rebellion

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32 h. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Do you support Keir Starmer’s welfare reform plans?

Have your say: As the government prepares to make one of the most significant changes to welfare in over a decade, we want to know where you stand

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47 h. ago Labour MP rebellion on PIP and UC cuts backed by London's mayor

Labour MP rebellion on PIP and UC cuts backed by London's mayor  BBC

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52 h. ago DWP secretly films amputee cricketer hurt in tractor accident aged two and cuts PIP

Shaun Rigby who played for the England disabled cricket team took up the sport as a seven-year-old boy after refusing to let his disability get in his way

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55 h. ago DWP shares what will happen to PIP claimants who lose their benefits to cuts

The DWP says it will provide those hit by the cuts with ‘generous’ protection

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56 h. ago DWP cuts 'fair path' Liz Kendall says as one in 10 lose PIP worth £4,500

There are 1.3 million people currently receiving PIP daily living payments who would not meet the new criteria

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68 h. ago UK 'vulnerable to terrorism' as US attacks on Iran spark fresh wave of fears

Iran's covert network of spies and footsoldiers across the west and in Britain could launch a wave of terror attacks in response to America's air-strikes on Tehran's nuclear programme

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3 d. ago Brit bases brace for Iran drones as troops in Middle East on 'highest level' red alert

Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed that UK Armed Forces protection is at its 'highest level' as fears grow that the US action could spark a wider conflict

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4 d. ago DWP confirms PIP cuts won't apply to 700,000 people – here's why

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit cuts won't apply to a huge group of people

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6 d. ago Manchester United opening Premier League fixtures spark Ruben Amorim fears

United face a challenging set of games to open the 2025/'26 season

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7 d. ago Voices: ‘I feel like an expensive pet’: Independent readers open up on the human cost of disability cuts

Our community says disability benefit cuts will ‘break people,’ leave carers ‘destitute,’ and cause a human cost many say is being ignored

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7 d. ago DWP reveals what will happen to disability benefit claimants after cuts

The DWP says it will provide those hit by the cuts with ‘generous’ protection

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7 d. ago Council slams 'misconceived' PIP cuts that will see thousands lose out

Members said they could have a disproportionate impact on Wales, particularly in deprived areas

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8 d. ago PIP cuts mean people with these 3 health conditions could be 'most affected'

The eligibility rules for PIP are changing next year

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8 d. ago Inside the DWP benefit reforms as Labour publishes cuts to PIP and Universal Credit

The major reforms are set to include the tightening of criteria for the main disability benefit in England, Personal Independence Payment

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9 d. ago Firefighter staffing change plans in Helensburgh spark fears 'lives could be at risk'

The proposals would mean crews would only be based at the station between 8am and 6pm with on call crews scrambled during unsociable hours.

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