No Pip eligibility changes at next month’s Budget, says minister

Sir Stephen Timms said the Government will hold off making changes to the Pip eligibility criteria until he has finished a review into the payments (John Stillwell/PA) - (PA Wire)

Personal independence payment (Pip) claimants will not see changes to their eligibility this year, the social security minister has vowed.

Sir Stephen Timms took a question about the Motability scheme, which Pip claimants can use to lease a new vehicle, if they receive the higher mobility rate of the benefit.