The Government has announced a major u-turn over its welfare reforms. Changes to restrict eligibility for the Personal ...

More than half of disabled people who attend a health benefit assessment say they feel humiliated by the process ...

In response, DWP minister Liz Kendall said that the Government "absolutely want" for claimants to have the option of an ...

A daily living activity remote monitoring system has been developed for supporting solitary elderly people. The monitoring system consists of a tri-axis accelerometer, six low-power active filters, a ...

Objective Physical activity (PA) is associated with a decreased incidence of dementia, but much of the evidence comes from short follow-ups prone to reverse causation. This meta-analysis investigates ...

Close to 370,000 British pensioners are facing challenging times due to eligibility rules imposed by the Department for Work ...

Downing Street has confirmed it is in talks with Labour MPs about possible changes to the government's welfare policies.

This report examines how the government’s recent proposed welfare reforms affect incomes, insurance, and incentives to work ...

The Government plans to cut benefits for disabled people to get them back into work. But other countries indicate this may ...

DWP data obtained by Big Issue shows that the majority of people with heart failure, HIV and arthritis are at risk of losing ...

Based on the current PIP rates, losing the enhanced daily living element could cost a person £4,500 each year on average.

The final two activities on the assessment are for the mobility element of PIP, which should remain untouched by the welfare ...