Extended Award Durations: To reduce the assessment backlog, the DWP is moving towards longer award periods. For many claimants aged 25 and over, new awards will now last a minimum of three years, ...

Reassessments for the UK’s largest disability benefit are undergoing an overhaul in 2026, affecting two million people. The government is changing how often people claiming personal independence ...

Benefits and Work, a leading disability forum and advice website, reports assessment companies are asking pharmacists to ...

The government will face a huge backbench rebellion if it revives its plans to cut PIP, Labour MPs have warned. MPs are alarmed at recent comments by ministers refusing to rule out a new push to ...

A successful claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment is currently worth between £29.20 and £187.45 each week.

Thousands across Scotland, England and Wales could qualify for a Blue Badge even without Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Adult Disability Payment. Councils can award permits under rules many ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that any changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will ...

A successful claim for PIP is currently valued between £29.20 and £187.45 per week, with payments made in arrears every four ...

A personal independence payment (PIP) applicant has asked for advice after they were scheduled for a reassessment. The person claims that they are unable to speak to people on the phone due to severe ...

Some 77.5 per cent of PIP assessments were conducted over the phone last September while just 5 per cent were held in person.

Currently, the period between PIP award reviews can be as brief as nine months, with most recipients seeing no alteration to ...