The Latest Breaking News from Pip

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

The Guardian - UK · 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.

Evening Standard · Jul 8

Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments

‘Pointless’ reviews are wasting public money and ‘significantly harming’ the mental health of claimants, charity says

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15

DWP trials PIP changes affecting thousands of claimants

A DWP whistleblower brought the plans to light

The Independent UK · Jun 8

DWP announces Pip changes affecting all 4m claimants

Exclusive: The reforms will remove ‘unnecessary pressure’ from claimants, Labour minister says

The Independent UK · Apr 27

Pip claimants in England and Wales hits new high of nearly four million

The number of claimants has almost doubled since comparable data began seven years ago.

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Labour’s new welfare changes are practical and compassionate – so why not loudly say so?

Universal credit to rise faster than inflation, benefit hurdles eased, extra help for children and young people … I bet you had no idea, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

The Guardian view on long waits for disability benefits: the system should not push people closer to poverty

Editorial: It takes a year for some personal independence payment claims to be processed, creating the perfect storm for vulnerable applicants

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13

MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds

Disabled claimants have come to expect ‘reliably poor service’ from the DWP, scathing review finds

The Independent UK · Jan 9