DWP Confirms PIP Changes for 800,000 Claimants Ahead of Welfare Shake-Up
- Labour has introduced a welfare bill that outlines changes to the Personal Independence Payment for 800,000 claimants, aimed at reducing welfare costs.
- The Department for Work and Pensions indicates that the changes will tighten eligibility, affecting around 1.5 million current claimants.
- Existing PIP recipients will retain their benefits until their next reassessment, according to the DWP announcement.
- Liz Kendall, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, emphasized the need for reform to avoid denying opportunities to those who require support.
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A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: My mum has been claiming Personal Independence Payment for three years and I claim carers’ allowance so I can help her. We’be been told that PIP is going to be cut very soon and we are worried about how we are going to cope without that money coming in. What should we do? A: We realise that recent announcements have caused a lot of concern to people claiming PIP – a…
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