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 ...

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

New weekly payment rates for working age benefits, State Pension, Attendance Allowance and PIP start on April 6 ...

Over 4,500 people have signed an online petition calling for the DWP Bonus to be increased to around £171 in line with ...

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

The data also reveals nearly 1.8m (45%) of all 3.9m PIP claimants have been granted an award of five years or longer. More ...

PIP payments are currently worth between £29.20 and £187.45 each week, some £116.80 or £749.80 every four-week pay period.

Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability, has previously indicated the DWP "will increase the number of health professionals in assessment centres" with the aim of boosting ...

In most cases, people nearing State Pension age making a new claim for PIP are given a 10-year award.

Personal Independence Payments are given by the DWP to people who have a long-term health condition or disability ...

Ministers are facing calls to make significant alterations to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as part of efforts to manage the country's escalating benefits bill. PIP assists peoples aged 16 ...