Award lengths extended to minimum 3 years rising to 5 years while face-to-face assessments increase to 30 per cent ...

Some people on personal independence payments (PIP) can be afraid to report a deterioration in their health in case a ...

Currently, the gap between PIP award reviews can be as brief as nine months, and most claimants see no change in their award at review. This is set to change for the majority of PIP claimants aged 25 ...

A former benefits assessor has given people applying for PIP a pre-warning about a test that takes place the second they ...

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 review will look at PIP assessments and eligibility criteria, as well as helping more claimants into work so they can ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced an option for claimants to have their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments recorded, a move that aims to improve transparency and ...

The measure is part of plans to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog and separate from the Timms Review.

But Labour are now requiring the proportion of face-to-face assessments to be increased to 30 per cent for both PIP and the WCA, rising from lows of 6 per cent for PIP in 2024 and 13 per cent for the ...

Former DWP benefits assessor explains the 'chair test' and other techniques that may be used during Personal Independence ...

A DWP Personal Independence Payment assessor has shared how people are being monitored from the moment they step in the door ...

The number of in-person assessments is set to rise significantly, with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) evaluations climbing from just 6 per cent in 2024 (57,000) to 30 per cent of all assessments, ...