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, ...

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

People who reach State Pension age who are no longer claiming any of the working age disability benefits may also be able to reclaim it - as long as they are claiming for the same health conditions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amy McDonald struggled for years to find the right support (Khandie photography) A disabled woman whose PIP claim was rejected ...

More than 800,000 disabled people will be denied personal independence payment (PIP) benefits in the coming years, the government has said, as it confirmed its overhaul of the welfare system. On ...

The government’s review into the UK’s most-claimed disability and health-related benefit has delivered a new update as new experts are appointed to help lead the process. Chaired by disability and ...

Nick McDowell, 25, applied for his personal independence payment (PIP) last month but is worried the “strict” criteria may see him miss out. Diagnosed with cancer in October last year, McDowell, from ...

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

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

Insiders reveal the reasons behind staggering burnout rates, with over half of the health professionals who judge claims ...

During my time as a PIP assessor, I often met people who told me they had no difficulty with a task, only for it to become clear, with careful questioning, that they were relying on extreme coping ...