The real PIP crisis starts in our schools

The real PIP crisis starts in our schools

Since the Covid pandemic, the number of people claiming personal independence payment (PIP) – a non-means-tested benefit designed to help with the extra living costs caused by disabilities – has more than doubled. This increase has been primarily fuelled by a rise in claims for mental health disorders, which account for 55 per cent of all post-pandemic claims, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Proponents say that mental health condi…