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A number of changes - including an 11th-hour climbdown to remove a section of the Bill - have left many benefit claimants ...
Here, in granular detail, Big Issue breaks down absolutely everything you need to know about its benefits bill and reform of ...
More than half of disabled people who attend a health benefit assessment say they feel humiliated by the process ...
DWP ministers have responded to concerns that PIP claimants often feel "extremely anxious" about being assessed again to ...
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.
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.
In essence, to claim PIP in the future, individuals will need to demonstrate a higher level of impairment in at least one category. For most categories, four points are awarded if you can only perform ...
The final two activities on the assessment are for the mobility element of PIP, which should remain untouched by the welfare ...
The final two activities on the assessment are for the mobility element of PIP, which should remain untouched by the welfare reforms. On the lower end, the mobility aspect offers £29.20 per week, but ...