DWP’s PIP Assessment Change Criticized as “Recipe for Disaster” Affecting 150,000 Claimants Tuesday, June 9, 2026 dwp pip disability benefits assessments policy reform claimants incapacity healthcare The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is implementing a significant change to the way Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims are assessed, prompting strong criticism from campaigners who warn that the move could lead … Read More
Calls Mount to End Non Means-Tested Disability Payments for ADHD and Autism Diagnoses Tuesday, June 9, 2026 adhd autism disability diagnosis benefits children dwp gps welfare behaviour A new poll of 1,000 general practitioners (GPs) reveals growing concern that diagnoses of ADHD and autism are being applied too readily to children, coinciding with a significant rise in Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) … Read More
DWP Pays £114 Weekly Disability Benefit to 200,000 High-Income Households Monday, June 8, 2026 dwp pip disability benefits middleclass taxpayers reform income meanstesting healthcare Recent data reveals a sharp increase in so-called middle-class households receiving disability benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Nearly 200,000 households earning over £100,000 annually are now … Read More
From £10 to Nearly £6,000: How a Quick Call to DWP Changed My Life Monday, June 8, 2026 attendanceallowance dwp disability benefits pension support livingaid healthcare ukbenefits statepension Over a million people in the UK could be missing out on a little-known benefit worth up to £6,000 a year from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). If you have a long-term illness or disability and have reached State … Read More
'I’ve received PIP all my life and now it’s been taken from me – it feels like a cruel joke' Sunday, June 7, 2026 pip disability benefits appeal cerebralpalsy assessment depression mandatoryreconsideration tribunal personalindependencepayment A lifelong recipient of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) shared their distress after being awarded zero points across all assessment categories, resulting in the sudden loss of this vital benefit. Living with cerebral … Read More
'Heartbroken' Mum Discovers Baby Has Inherited Rare 'Butterfly Skin' Condition Saturday, June 6, 2026 epidermolysis bullosa genetic butterfly skin rare condition blistering disability support Jennifer Taylor, a 34-year-old mother from Prescot, Merseyside, has lived her life with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB), a rare genetic condition often described as ‘butterfly skin’ due to the extreme … Read More