Major changes for the disability benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have been put forward by the Government. PIP is awarded to people who have a long-term physical or mental health condition.

A new online test shows whether you would qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) under the new tightened eligibility criteria. The Government is proposing major changes to the disability ...

MILLIONS of people living with a range of health conditions can get personal independence payments (PIP), worth up £9,584 a year. PIP is available to those over 16 and under the state pension age ...

What is happening with personal independence payments (PIP)? A total of 3.66 million claimants in England and Wales were entitled to PIP as of the end of January, the latest figures showed – up ...

Liz Kendall has today announced changes to the disability support system PIP (Personal Independence Payment). Despite rumours that the government would scrap the benefit altogether, the work and ...

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Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall revealed Ministers will legislate for a change to the assessment for personal independence payment (Pip). Pip is aimed at helping disabled people in England ...

Kendall confirmed applicants for PIP will now need to score a minimum of four points in at least one activity to qualify for the daily living element. She said: “We will legislate for a change in PIP ...

A major overhaul of the Personal Independence Payment (Pip) disability benefit will mean around a million people lose out on thousands of pounds from November next year. Many Britons with ...

Reforms to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have now been widely reported, although Labour MPs are understood to be divided on the cost-cutting package. Claimed by 3.6 million people ...

It is widely expected the cuts, which will be detailed in an 80-page green paper on disability benefits, will primarily impact people claiming universal credit and the personal independence payment ...

The work and pensions secretary had been under pressure to cut the benefits bill and was expected to cancel an inflation-linked rise to the personal independence payment (PIP). But it is reported ...