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…
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,…
Disabled pensioners relieved from “unnecessary” repeat PIP assessments in new Government announcement
In a speech delivered by the Work and Pensions Secretary Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP to national disability charity Scope, disabled pensioners will no longer…
Controversy sparked over job ads aimed at nurses offering private healthcare perks to become PIP assessors
Independent Assessment Services, which carries out PIP assessments on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has published new job advertisements aimed at…
PIP scheme means nearly one-quarter of Sunderland claimants lose out on disability benefits
23 percent of people in Sunderland, near Newcastle, receiving disability benefits have been declined of a Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which national disability charity Scope…
Government releases new guide about what PIP means for carers
A new guide, released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), explains how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) affects carers. PIP began replacing the Disability…
Government’s new data shows under half of PIP applications are awarded
The Department for Communities has just released some new data in a report called ‘Personal Independence Payment: Experimental Statistics (May 2018)’ which highlights statistics about…
Charity says “PIP climbdown is not a perfect ten, but it’s a start”
David Mitchell, British Polio Fellowship Following the announcement in June that people with severe, life-long conditions are no longer required to attend regular reviews for…
PIP reviews no longer needed for those with severe, progressive health conditions
People with severe, long-term conditions will no longer have to be regularly reviewed for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), according to the Department of Work and…