Statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal that over 1.5 million people, or 42.4% of all 3.6 million Personal Independence Payment (PIP) recipients, benefit from an award ...

The DWP has explained which benefits will be moved over to Universal Credit - and has confirmed Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is not on this list. PIP is a benefit that is awarded to people who ...

Data reveals that between May and July, 210,000 individuals submitted PIP applications, averaging 70,000 per month. During the same period, decisions were made on 240,000 claims, with 53% of ...

Plans to cut the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) backlog by hiring new staff have been welcomed by campaigners, who say that the system has been “plagued by backlogs for too long.” Disability ...

Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that out of the 3.6 million Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants, over 1.5 million people, or 45.4%, have an award lasting ...

Figures reveal that between May and July, 210,000 people lodged PIP applications, averaging 70,000 per month. During this same period, decisions were made on 240,000 claims, with 53% of applicants ...

Recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal that over 1.5 million people (45.4%) of all 3.6m Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants have an award of five years or ...

British yachtswoman Pip Hare has said she is ready to tackle the isolation and challenges of sailing solo non-stop round the world in the Vendee Globe race while surviving on power naps of 20 minutes.

The previous government's green paper suggested measures to curb the escalating costs of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), such as replacing cash awards of up to £737 a month with vouchers ...

PIP appeals now account for 64 per cent of all appeal cases, while Universal Credit accounts for 21 per cent, the Benefits and Work website reports. Despite this, there was an 11 per cent decrease ...

Proposals in a green paper published under the previous government included cutting the spiralling costs of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by offering vouchers, grants and shopping catalogues ...

Managers have been specifically recruited to review Personal Independence Payments (PIP). The number of caseworkers at Civil Service World, the benefits department, has increased by 5.5%.