US EditionDWP issues PIP and Universal Credit cuts update as Government answers petition
- Claimants were informed that benefits normally paid on May 5 may be received earlier than usual due to the May bank holidays, with some payments potentially arriving today.
- This follows the standard practice that payments falling on a weekend or bank holiday are made the previous working day to avoid delays.
- Affected payments include Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment , Child Benefit, State Pension, and other DWP benefits, with payment amounts unchanged.
- A petition with over 17,000 signatures urged the government to reconsider planned benefit cuts, especially tightening eligibility for PIP and Universal Credit sickness element.
- The government confirmed reforms under its ‘Plan for Change’ will proceed, including scrapping the Work Capability Assessment and protecting some disabled claimants from reassessment.
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The changes Universal Credit and PIP claimants might see in their accounts today
Universal Credit, State Pensions, Child Benefit, PIP and other benefits may be affected by changes due to the two May bank holidays
·Worcester, United Kingdom
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