The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has delivered a shock to hundreds of thousands of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants, declaring that they will need to attend face-to-face ...

Tens of thousands of benefit claimants are being assessed by the DWP every month after being signed off work. The Department for Work and Pensions is carrying out work capability assessments on an ...

The measure is part of plans to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog and separate from the Timms Review.

The UK Government has unveiled plans to change how new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants are handled in an effort to alleviate the backlog of Work Capability Assessments (WCA). The ...

10:24, Wed, Jan 7, 2026 Updated: 10:25, Wed, Jan 7, 2026 The UK Government has unveiled plans to extend the duration of awards for new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants in an effort to ...

DWP has proposed abolishing the Work Capability Assessment, or WCA.

The UK Government has unveiled a strategy to change how Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) claims are handled, in a bid to slash the backlog of Work Capability Assessments (WCA). The Department for ...