New work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden has said the welfare system still needs reform (PA) Reforms to personal independence payments (PIP) will carry on in a “different way” to before, the new ...

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

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 ...

The Labour backbench rebellion that forced Keir Starmer to abandon welfare reform was one of the most bruising moments for ...

PIP is provided to people who have a long-term disability or health condition and they have difficulties carrying out ...

A new benefit that would replace the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for millions of people in the UK has been proposed by a panel of independent experts. Claimed by 3.7 million people, PIP is one ...

Major PIP reforms starting April 2026 will extend award periods to a minimum of three years for new claimants aged 25 and ...

Currently, the time between PIP award reviews can be as short as nine months, with most people seeing no change in their ...

Right-wing think-tank Policy Exchange estimates that returning PIP awards to pre-pandemic levels could save taxpayers £750m a ...

The DWP states that reducing how often PIP award reviews take place will diminish "the number of people who are called to a Pip assessment when their [disability] function has not changed", whilst ...

Rachel Reeves has indicated further cuts to welfare are likely under this Labour government as she looks ahead to her second autumn Budget. The chancellor has indicated that more tax rises and ...

Reforms to personal independence payments (PIP) will carry on in a “different way” to before, the new work and pensions secretary has said. Pat McFadden, who took over the role from Liz Kendall ...