New work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden has said the welfare system still needs reform (PA) Reforms to personal independence payments (PIP) will carry on in a “different way” to before, the new ...

Personal Independence Payment recipients may want to familiarise themselves with changes that don't require reporting to the ...

Experts from the IFS estimate that cuts to benefits actually caused welfare spending to jump by around £900m Cuts to housing ...

People out of work with mental health issues, such as anxiety, face losing their benefits under major reforms to the welfare ...

A new benefit that would replace the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for millions of people in the UK has been proposed by a panel of independent experts. Claimed by 3.7 million people, PIP is one ...

The concession was announced by Sir Stephen Timms in the middle of the debate on the legislation, alongside a new review into ...

Annual spending on health and disability benefits is now predicted to rise from £83.1 billion in 2025/26 to £103.6 billion in 2029/30. This is an increase from the previous forecasts of £81.2 billion ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced benefit increases from April including PIP, Universal Credit and Child Benefit in the Budget, with the two-child cap abolished ...

Personal Independence Payment claimants do not need to tell the DWP about certain life changes - including starting or ...

Rachel Reeves has indicated further cuts to welfare are likely under this Labour government as she looks ahead to her second autumn Budget. The chancellor has indicated that more tax rises and ...

Chancellor unveiled a £15 billion benefits spending spree in Wednesday's Budget, with payments boosted and the two child ...

Reforms to personal independence payments (PIP) will carry on in a “different way” to before, the new work and pensions secretary has said. Pat McFadden, who took over the role from Liz Kendall ...