New work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden has said the welfare system still needs reform (PA) Reforms to personal independence payments (PIP) will carry on in a “different way” to before, the new ...

This change comes after the DWP faced criticism for its earlier proposals to tighten eligibility for PIP, particularly ...

PIP has the second highest unfulfilled eligibility rate - formerly referred to as claimant error - of all benefits and relatively high expenditure, resulting in 30 per cent of total unfulfilled ...

Rachel Reeves wants to recoup £1.2 billion from a benefit fraud crackdown. Could it make life 'much more stressful' for ...

The DWP is expected to confirm the new payment rates PIP for the 2026/27 financial year as part of the forthcoming Autumn Budget on November 26. Under the Labour Party government, disability benefit ...

This is classic divide-and-rule – lifting kids out of poverty, not by taxing the wealthiest (or “those with the broadest ...