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DWP PIP groups likely to receive daily living payments after major changes
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that some PIP claimants will not have to meet the minimum points ...
People with these five PIP conditions could get up to £749 every month from DWP
People with one of five conditions are the most likely to receive up to £749.80 a month in payments from the Department for ...
DWP update on PIP and Universal Credit reforms amid backlash over plans
The UK Government is pressing ahead with its plans to cut benefits, but additional protections are set to be added to the ...
New DWP update on planned reforms to PIP and Universal Credit due next week
There are currently 3.7m people across Great Britain in claim for PIP, however, the UK Government expects that figure to rise ...
DWP PIP claimant groups likely to keep daily living payments after major reforms
The DWP has analysed Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who did not score four points in at least one daily living ...
DWP PIP update as claimants given '13 weeks'
Crucially, PIP recipients who no longer qualify under the revised rules will continue to receive payments for a 13-week “grace period”, rather than the usual four. During this time, they will also ...
UK coroner rules that Jodey Whiting suicide was triggered by the DWP’s wrongful removal of welfare benefits
Speaking to the Disability News Service, Jodey’s mother Joy backed calls for a public inquiry into the hundreds, and probably ...
People with five PIP conditions most likely to be handed £749 from DWP
The main disabling conditions recorded by the DWP at the end of January, 2025 are psychiatric disorders, musculoskeletal ...
New DWP update for older people on PIP ahead of welfare reforms next year
The latest figures from the DWP show there are now 3.7 million people across Great Britain claiming PIP. The data also indicates there are 690,186 people over State Pension age in receipt of the ...
DWP 'considering' how new PIP changes will affect pensioners
Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms, has previously stated that those of State Pension age ...
DWP PIP and Universal Credit update after backlash
Data from the Office for Budget Responsibility suggests that 9 out of 10 current PIP recipients will continue to receive ...
DWP PIP warning to 400,000 people missing out on cash due to 'underpayments'
The DWP has issued a warning to nearly half a million people over Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as it's been revealed ...