Reassessments for the UK’s largest disability benefit are undergoing an overhaul in 2026, affecting two million people. The government is changing how often people claiming personal independence ...

Reforms to personal independence payments (PIP) will carry on in a “different way” to before, the new work and pensions secretary has said. Pat McFadden, who took over the role from Liz Kendall ...

Personal Independence Payment awards are usually made for a fixed period rather than for life, with most claimants facing a ...

You may qualify for PIP if you need extra help with everyday tasks due to an illness, disability or mental health condition ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that the upcoming changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), set to commence next year, will feature a 'wider review' of the assessment ...

Certain older people receiving the Personal Independence Payment with an award for the lower rate of mobility element may be ...

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show at the end of October, some 491,370 people were receiving Adult Disability Payments (ADP), the devolved benefit that has now replaced all new and ...

Health professionals tasked with assessing people for disability benefits are leaving the profession in droves over feelings of being ‘despised’ and ‘de-skilled’, research from the Department for Work ...

If you are planning to travel abroad this year, or are in the process of booking a holiday for more than four weeks, make sure you contact the DWP with the details they have asked for as soon as ...

The changes will take effect at the start of the 2026/27 financial year. While the increases vary depending on the type of benefit, they represent one of the routine annual upratings designed to ...

PIP is a benefit that provides support to those with long-term physical or mental health conditions or disabilities and is ...