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The Latest Breaking News from Pip

The benefit claimants waiting years for payments from DWP

Exclusive: Nearly three-quarters of Pip awards refused by the government are granted at tribunal

The Independent UK · 37m ago

Thousands could lose key disability benefits in welfare changes

The plans risk reigniting tensions with backbench Labour MPs over welfare spending

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says

Alan Milburn said 16- to 24-year-olds with most complex needs should not have to keep proving they cannot work

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

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Young people’s Pip claims for ADHD and autism ‘rising fastest in affluent areas’

Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go private

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

Pip claimants paid more than £600,000 after DWP admits error

Payments worth an average £2,100 were paid out after incorrect advice was given

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Number claiming main disability benefit hits new record high

The number of claimants has roughly doubled since comparable figures began in January 2019.

Evening Standard · Sep 15

Number of people claiming Pip hits record 4.1 million ahead of Labour welfare reform

The benefit is ‘not fit for purpose’, according to one senior Labour minister

The Independent UK · Sep 15

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Pip benefit overhaul could see walking aids offered over cash

The cost of Pip is expected to rise to more than £41 billion per year by 2030

The Independent UK · Sep 11

UK disabled people could swap Pip cash for ‘in kind’ support in benefit overhaul

Claimants could trade part of payment for specialist equipment, services or training under proposal

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

Majority of Tory and Reform voters do not back cuts to disability benefits, survey finds

Nearly half of respondents say spending on personal independence payments should be increased

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

‘We’re not scroungers – we need it’: Furious PIP claimants hit back at Reform’s plan to axe benefits

Over half of the UK’s health benefit claimants would be stripped of their payments under the plans announced by Reform UK

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Andy Burnham wants to cut the benefits bill – these are his main options

The new prime minister says Britain has to be ‘really serious’ about reducing the benefits bill

The Independent UK · Jul 27

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

Anyone who fails to respond faces losing their benefits

The Independent UK · Jul 24

Friday briefing: How disabled creators are challenging an ableist world

In today’s newsletter: Amid protests, policy battles and rising hostility, disabled designers and artists show how pleasure, creativity and visibility defy stigma

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 22

‘Do a few big things well’: people share what they want from Andy Burnham

We asked readers what they hoped to see – and consistent themes around courage and communication emerged

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here’s what a truly progressive system could look like

Last week’s Timms report shows how disability is still vilified. But some pragmatic fixes would help both claimants and the economy, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Independent UK · Jul 13

‘I rely on Pip for my mental health – restricting it would cause bigger problems’

The government is ‘paying me Pip to manage my mental health because the NHS can’t cope’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

The Guardian view on disability benefits: Pip must not become another route for cuts

Editorial: Stronger European welfare states expose a Tory myth. Benefits can enable independence, work and growth

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Evening Standard · Jul 9

Disability benefit system needs fundamental change amid rising costs – minister

Spending on Pip is forecast to rise from around £26 billion now to more than £41 billion by the end of the decade.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Pip review is an opportunity – and headache – for Andy Burnham

Attempts to add conditionality to Pip would be opposed by campaigners and Labour backbenchers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds

Interim report into Pip found process had systematic and deep-rooted problems and required bold and radical overhaul

Evening Standard · Jul 8

Disability benefits not fit for purpose and need bold reform, says Pip review

Pip is intended to help with everyday tasks and extra living costs if someone has a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability.

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Disability benefits face massive overhaul after Timms review findings

‘Our message is simple: Pip is not working,’ the review is expected to say

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Disability benefits in England and Wales not fit for purpose, Timms review to find

Exclusive: Landmark review by disability minister will call for ‘dehumanising’ assessment system to be redrawn

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

What is the Timms review into Pip and what is it likely to conclude?

Campaigners fear report into disability benefits will seek to make cuts despite assurances that would not be its aim

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