The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have confirmed that they will automatically be extending existing Personal Independence Payments (PIP) that are awaiting review from the current three months, up to a year.
The DWP also stated that they will do this 35 days before the award is due to end. The Daily Record reports that they will also issue letters to affected claimants by the end of October.
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