Most of the successful bidders forfive regional contractsto provide work capability assessments (WCAs) and assessments for personal independence payment (PIP)were awarded three months ago. Together, the contracts will be worth more than two billion pounds over the five years from 2024 ...
In advance of the meeting, the DWP partnership adviser had been shown the link to aDisability News Service (DNS) articlewhich reported suggestions that ministers were considering creating a new single benefit through merging PIP and universal credit. He appeared to confirm that when he told the m...
with daily reports being exposed by the national news, so let's hope that the new coalition government may have different ideas of how to commit British Forces. Clearly, the nation's concerns are with the injured servicemen/women, and all possible help and support should be given to them an...
Disability News Service (DNS) learned of the delays after being contacted by a disabled woman who had spoken to a call handler at a DWP PIP enquiry centre. Caren Knight, from Norwich, had requested a PIP award review form because her health condition had worsened since her original claim in...
Only last week, DWP refused to say how many disabled people who need support to take medication and monitor their health condition would be likely to receive backdated personal independence payment (PIP) following another serious legal error by the department. ...