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The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Timms

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.

Evening Standard · Jul 9

PIP disability benefit ‘not fit for purpose’, Labour minister’s review finds

There will be more ‘challenging discussions’ on the future of the benefit, official report admits

The Independent 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

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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

Disability benefits face massive overhaul after Timms review findings

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

The Independent 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

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

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DWP confirms end of two major benefits in universal credit milestone

Exclusive: The announcement marks the end of the years-long rollout of universal credit

The Independent UK · Jul 2

‘I’ve had brain injury for 19 years – but DWP still wants me to keep proving I can’t work’

People with conditions like permanent hearing loss and amputated limbs are being forced to re-prove their disability, researchers warn

The Independent UK · Jun 17

DWP trials PIP changes affecting thousands of claimants

A DWP whistleblower brought the plans to light

The Independent UK · Jun 8

Stop forcing terminally ill benefit claimants to prove illness, leading charities urge

Exclusive: The current system is ‘simply wrong’, more than 30 organisations write

The Independent UK · May 27

DWP criticised for PIP changes excluding young people under 25

Disability charities have said the plans penalise young people ‘because of their age’

The Independent UK · May 15

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

DWP expands face-to-face PIP assessments despite staffing shortages in UK

Disability benefit claimants in the UK will face more in-person assessments as the Department for Work and Pensions aims for 30% face-to-face reviews. This shift, intended to improve accuracy, is hampered by a shortage of medical staff. Advocacy groups express concern over the burden on individuals with health issues, stressing…

The Times of India · Apr 22

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

A question for those desperate to cut benefits to fund defence: who exactly are you willing to impoverish?

George Robertson has joined Reform and the Tories in making the case. Look welfare recipients in the face and say that, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

Ministers unveil ‘right to try’ plan to help disabled people find work

Threat of losing benefits will be lifted but campaigners say more help needed to tackle hostile workplaces

The Independent UK · Apr 7

‘Millions will be affected’ by the universal credit changes now in force

A key revision will cut health-related benefits in half for new claimants, but will save £1bn, according to the government

The Independent UK · Apr 5

Universal credit health benefit reform sees cut for new claimants this week

From Monday, new claimants for the health element of universal credit (UC) will get a lower rate of £217.26 a month

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The Independent UK · Mar 31

DWP gives new deadline for benefit claimants to make crucial switch

A key date has been moved back by at least several months

Evening Standard · Mar 27

Hundreds of disabled Londoners assigned work coaches to get them back into jobs

In a visit to Westminster job centre this week, disability minister Sir Stephen Timms met with people using the new Pathways to Work Advisers

The Independent UK · Mar 19

Government gives update on Pip review as claimants reach record high

Disabled people have been urged to share their views on the future of the Personal Independence Payment (Pip), Britain’s most-claimed health and disability benefit, as the review into the payment continues.

The Independent UK · Mar 17

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 12

Leading disability charities issue warning about Motability cuts

Analysis suggests changes to scheme could add an average £400 to upfront fees for users

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Charities warn Labour’s PIP review must ‘earn the trust’ of disabled people

Exclusive: A group of over 50 charities and disabled person’s organisations warn that the review is ‘causing concern’

Evening Standard · Feb 3

Nigel Farage clashes with Government over scrapping the two-child benefit cap

Reform UK would use savings from not lifting the two-child cap to fund a rescue package for pubs

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