Both assessments have long been criticised by disability rights campaigners as difficult and inconsistent processes.

Award lengths are being extended to minimum 3 years rising to 5 years while face-to-face assessments increase to 30 per cent.

More face-to-face assessments will be carried out for PIP and also for Universal Credit's health element, with the DWP ...

Changes to disability benefit assessments are set to come into force soon as Rachel Reeves reportedly pushes ahead with plans to shave £3 billion from the welfare bill ahead of Labour’s upcoming ...

Currently, the gap between PIP award reviews can be as brief as nine months, and most claimants see no change in their award at review. This is set to change for the majority of PIP claimants aged 25 ...

A report commissioned by the DWP found that 52 per cent of health assessors left the role in a year, with many leaving the ...

Award lengths extended to minimum 3 years rising to 5 years while face-to-face assessments increase to 30 per cent ...

The UK Government has announced plans to increase the length of awards for people making a new claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to help reduce the backlog of Work Capability Assessments ...

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) has informed hundreds of thousands of Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) claimants that they must attend a face-to-face meeting. The DWP announced this ...