DWP urged to increase number of PIP payment levels to cover extra costs disabled people face

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has been in the spotlight since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak first shone a light on proposed welfare reforms for benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) last month.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 3.5 million people across Great Britain claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including nearly 219,000 living in Scotland. The number of people receiving the disability benefit is at an all-time high, even though the overall total does not take into account some 109,385 Scots who have transferred from PIP to Adult Disability Payment (ADP).

People living with disability and long-term sickness could lose out on more than £5,600 per year of government financial assistance, under proposals laid out following a fortnight of attacks on Personal Independence Payments (PIP). Disability rights advocates have criticised the plan, calling the government "obsessed with austerity, sanctions and conditionality".

Disability rights advocates and welfare campaigners have reacted with horror to "divisive" government plans that could see Personal Independence Payments (PIP) stopped for more than three million people who need extra help in their day-to-day lives.

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The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show the State Pension currently provides regular financial support for nearly 12.7 million older people across the country, including over one million retirees living in Scotland. This payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.

A new online petition is urging the UK Government to continue providing financial support for people with mental health conditions claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced that the disability benefit will be given a major overhaul in an effort to reduce spiralling costs.

Anyone living with a disability or long-term illness could qualify for extra help every month from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which is worth an extra £434 every single month - but many do not even know they qualify.

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The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show there are now 192,575 people receiving Adult Disability Payments (ADP), including some 109,385 existing claimants who have had their award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to the devolved IT system.

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There are several changes in circumstances people receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about or risk losing their benefit entitlement and having regular payments paused or stopped. Changing your name, doctor, health professional or address do not need to be reported to the DWP and will have no impact on your payments or your award.

It's official, the new payment rates for disability-related benefits are now in effect, with millions of people set to benefit from an increase in their monthly payments of around 6.7 per cent. These apply to Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance.

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State Pensions and benefits increased earlier this week after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) applied the annual uprating. More than 12 million people will see State Pension payments rise by 8.5 per cent while those on benefits including Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will receive a 6.7 per cent increase.

More than 12,200 people have signed an online petition calling for a mobility element to be added to Attendance Allowance alongside the daily living component to enable people over State Pension age with a disability or long-term health condition to access the Motability Scheme. The mobility component is only available to people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult or Child Disability Payment (ADP) in Scotland and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

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