New warning to PIP claimants and payments 'will not increase' - Birmingham Live

New warning to PIP claimants and payments 'will not increase' - Birmingham Live

It's part of a huge overhaul of disability benefits by the Government

Contact calls for option to claim PIP at 18

The government is currently consulting on some of the changes announced in the Pathways for Work disability reform green paper. Among the proposals the government is seeking views on is cutting Universal Credit healthcare payments for under 22s. We’re campaigning against this change. Also in the consultation are plans to raise the age at which children move from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from 16 to …