Disabled benefits claimants are being "pushed into poverty" because nearly half of all new claimants are facing "unacceptable" delays in getting their application approved, according to alarming new ...

Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says.

Some people on personal independence payments (PIP) can be afraid to report a deterioration in their health in case a ...

Concerns have been raised over the health risks claimants trying to get PIP are facing. A report from the Public Accounts Committee has revealed applicants for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are ...

The current Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process, managed by private contractors like Capita and Atos, often overlooks the complex medical realities of claimants. Instead of relying ...

Disabled people face being pushed into debt and poverty while waiting for the PIP claims to be processed, a new report has found ...

The changes are hoped to improve the process ...

Vulnerable people waiting more than a year to have disability benefit claims processed amid “unacceptably poor service levels”, Commons spending watchdog finds ...

Unlike universal credit, PIP is not a work-related benefit. Worth up to around £800 a month, it is aimed at paying for the ...