Nine in 10 Standard PIP Claimants 'Would Not Qualify' Under New Rules - Birmingham Live

Welfare reforms will lead to ‘appalling poverty’ – Labour MP

Andy McDonald asked for further evidence on how many people will lose out on Personal Independence Payments (Pip) as a result of welfare reforms. The Government has faced further criticism from its backbenchers over its proposed cuts to disability benefits, with one MP suggesting they will lead to “appalling poverty”. Labour MP Andy McDonald asked for further evidence on how many people will lose out on Personal Independence Payments (Pip) as a …

Nine in 10 standard PIP claimants 'would not qualify' under new rules - Birmingham Live

The Government is planning a major shake-up of disability benefits

PIP cuts won’t fix ‘alarming’ benefit fraud, experts warn Labour

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to rethink controversial proposals to restrict access to Personal Independence Payment

PIP cuts wrong way to tackle ‘alarming’ benefit fraud, Labour warned

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Proposed Benefits Reform: June 2025 Update - Downs Syndrome Association

Earlier this year, the government announced proposals to overhaul the disability benefits and employment support system. The proposed benefits reforms were published in March in a Green Paper, Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working. The proposals include replacing the Work Capability Assessment with a single assessment based on Personal Independence Payment (PIP), tightening eligibility for PIP’s daily living com…