Thousands of people awaiting a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) review can expect to receive a decision from the end of October.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that from September it would automatically be extending existing claims from the current three months by up to 12 months. DWP also said it will do this 35 days before the award is due to end and will be issuing letters to affected claimants at the end of this month.
In June, the former Secretary of State for the DWP and now Deputy Prime Minister, Thérèse Coffey, said new claims for PIP had reached "record" levels and "never been so high". However, the knock-on effect of this increase in demand for the disability benefit has resulted in a backlog of people waiting for a health assessment, the Daily Record reports.
