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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

More than 150,000 vulnerable claimants face losing benefits in DWP reassessment drive

Hundreds of thousands of disabled benefit claimants will soon face intrusive reassessments despite claiming for over a decade, as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) restarts a changeover scheme.

As part of the closure of adult Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claims, these individuals will be moved to the Personal Independence Payment (Pip) – the benefit currently at the centre of a government review.

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