New personal independence payments tool launched for claimants as hundreds of millions goes unclaimed

Millions goes unclaimed in PIP every year (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) - (PA Wire)

A new tool to help people claim personal independence payments (PIP) has been launched as statistics show that nearly £900 million worth of the benefit is going unclaimed every year.

Launched by anti-poverty charity Turn2us, the ‘PIP helper’ is designed to simplify the complex application process, which can involve several forms and a medical assessment.