New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal the majority of Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) assessments are being carried out remotely by telephone. However, under new ...

Millions of people are currently receiving PIP payments of up to £187 a week ...

The data also shows that more than 1.5m (39%) of all PIP claimants have been issued with an award of five years or longer. More than 58 per cent of people claiming PIP for a visual condition have a ...

Checks on millions of claimants for sickness benefits have become more lax under Labour, new figures obtained by The ...

PIP and ADP are tax-free, non-means tested payments that do not affect the benefit cap, which means a single claimant over 25 ...

Checks on claimants have become more lax from the DWP under Labour Party government leadership, statistics show.

Most Adult Disability Payment awards are issued by Social Security Scotland for between two and 10 years.

DWP has proposed abolishing the Work Capability Assessment, or WCA.

The Scottish Conservatives said the SNP’s ‘soft-touch benefits regime fails to tackle unnecessary or fraudulent claims’.

A parent has shared how they were refused Personal Independence Payment despite struggling to leave home due to ongoing ...

Nick McDowell, 25, applied for his personal independence payment (PIP) last month but is worried the “strict” criteria may see him miss out. Diagnosed with cancer in October last year, McDowell, from ...