COVID-19 pandemic means new PIP registrations at lowest level since December 2013, latest figures show
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its latest quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics up until April 2020, revealing changes to claimants’…
Reviews and reassessments for PIP and ESA suspended for next three months
Following the announcement that all face-to-face disability assessments will be suspended, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has scrapped all reviews and reassessments for…
Newest quarterly stats show clearance times for new PIP claims are at their highest levels since 2015
The latest quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) figures up until January 2020 have been published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), containing information…
Face-to-face disability assessments suspended due to Coronavirus risk
Claimants on disability benefits, including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), will no longer be required to attend face-to-face assessments amid…
DWP announces new single service for disability benefits assessments including PIP and ESA
Bringing all assessments under one roof, a new single service to deliver all disability benefits assessments will be trialled before being rolled out nationally, the…
Latest PIP figures still show only 43 percent of new claims are awarded to disabled people
The latest quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics up until October 2019 have been published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), with data…
PIP assessments criticised again as new data shows around 50 percent of disability benefits appeals won in tribunal court
According to new data revealed by the BBC in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, half of the people who appealed in court against a…
Government announces regional chairs to help break down the barriers disabled people face in their daily lives
Announced by the Office for Disability Issues and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), nine new chairs have been appointed to Regional Stakeholder Networks;…
Just 43 percent of new PIP claims are awarded, according to latest Government figures
The Department for Work and Pensions has released its quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics up until July 2019, with data about registrations, clearances, awards,…
Record number of disabled people receiving funding, support and adaptations at work
Announced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Justin Tomlinson MP, the number of disabled people being supported by the Access to Work…