Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced cuts to disability and incapacity benefits to reduce the amount people receive if they've been signed off from working indefinitely with ...

A new online test shows whether you would qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) under the new tightened eligibility criteria. The Government is proposing major changes to the disability ...

New figures have revealed the most common conditions used to claim Personal Independent Payments (PIP). PIP is a government benefit designed to help with living costs for those with long term ...

The UK government is set to overhaul eligibility criteria for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), disbursed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on disability grounds, that could ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced cuts to disability and incapacity benefits to reduce the amount people receive if they've been signed off from working indefinitely with mental or ...

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The government is expected to announce measures to slash the welfare bill by around £5bn today, with Sir Keir Starmer saying the benefits system needs an urgent overhaul. It is widely expected the ...

Proposals to freeze some dis­ability benefits are reportedly being scrapped after concerns from Labour politicians about the scale of planned welfare cuts. The work and pensions secretary had ...

The Labour government has unveiled a raft of plans for changes to the UK's welfare system, which it says will save the UK a total of £5bn. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall detailed the ...

PIP (Personal Independence Payment) claimants have been warned about a key change to how assessments are processed and their payments are determined. The benefit provides financial help to those ...