Personal Independence Payment changes explained as major PIP disability benefits overhaul unveiled
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to make an announcement on the future of PIP in the Commons after midday, as part of plans benefits bill by billions of pounds ...
DWP PIP disability benefits changes to points system
Disability rights groups have slammed the 'immoral and devastating benefits cuts' which will see PIP claimants require a minimum ...
Welfare reforms will be ‘devastating’ for disabled, Shirley-Anne Somerville says
The Scottish Social Justice Secretary spoke out after the UK Government set out a series of reforms to the welfare system.
Kendall unveils crackdown on benefits aimed at saving £5bn a year by 2030
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall pledges "decisive action" as she says too many people are out of work and on benefits ...
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Welfare overhaul should not increase GP workload, Government pledges
The Government has promised to ensure its raft of welfare reforms do not increase demand for fit notes or pressure on GPs.
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Government pressed to explain high Motability car registrations in Northern Ireland
The government has been challenged over why almost half of all brand new cars in Northern Ireland are registered via the ...
Stormont to ‘work out implications for Northern Ireland’ of benefits shake-up
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said he had concerns but warned Stormont does not have the resources to mitigate all the ...
People making a new claim for Adult Disability Payment urged to include supporting information
New claims for the devolved disability benefit are currently taking an average of 42 working days from point of application to award decision to process.
Alcohol and drug abuse costs taxpayers £130m a year in disability benefits
Taxpayers are footing a £130m-a-year bill for disability benefit claims linked to alcohol and drug abuse, official statistics show.
DWP PIP and ADP rates for 2025/2026 ahead of Labour's planned payment freeze
These are all the possible payment awards you will receive for Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment ...
People on PIP, ADP or DLA due one-off £255 payment later this year
Social Security Scotland recently confirmed that over 37,000 disabled children and young people received a one-off payment of ...
Government defends major welfare reforms but charities condemn ‘cruel cuts’
Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, the Government has said. But charities have argued the proposed changes are “immoral ...