US EditionEverything You Need to Know About Losing DWP PIP Payments to Cuts - Liverpool Echo
- On Wednesday, the DWP announced plans to tighten PIP eligibility, potentially reducing claimants by 800,000 by 2029-30 as part of welfare reforms aimed at saving up to £5 billion annually.
- The DWP's plan to tighten PIP eligibility aims to save up to £5 billion annually by 2030 and encourage claimants to seek employment, driven by budget reduction targets.
- In practice, the new assessment rule requires claimants to score at least four points in a daily activity, impacting 430,000 new applicants and 370,000 existing claimants facing loss of eligibility.
- In response to the reforms, over 120 Labour MPs rebel, and Disabled People Against Cuts plans protests, as an estimated 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, face poverty.
- The House of Commons votes on the welfare bill on July 1, with reforms starting in November 2026 amid a consultation deadline on Monday.
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PIP claimants set to lose £3,850 a year
Hundreds of thousands of disabled people are expected to lose out on thousands of pounds each year under Government benefit reforms, according to a new report.An analysis published ahead of a Commons vote on the welfare reforms next week finds that 800,000 fewer working-age people will receive the personal independence payment (PIP) daily living award by 2029-30.According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the stricter criteria are expec…
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