There haen been much conversation around pip in recent weeks after labour announched plans to introveral changes to its Asssessment Criteria
Personal Independent Payment (PIP) Claimants are “Sufofering delays” of 50 Weeks before they are assessed, A Leading Think Has Warned. Ruth Curtice, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation Think Tank, Issued the Warning at the Work and Pensions Select Committee Last Week.
Pip is a disability benefit that is awarded to people who need help with everyday tasks due to an Illness, disability or mental health condition. There haen been much conversation around this benefite in recent weeks after labour announched plans to introveral changes to its assessment criteria.
MS CURTICE TOLD The Committee: “The Waiting Time for A Pip Assessment is 50 Weeks. So from the day your assessment was meant to happy, you were almost a unly it actual.
“There’s the Clearly Elements of the System that are not working, Eather for the government in terms of keping the right People in the system, or claimants that are suffering delays.”
She added: “The Slowing Sems to Be Due to Fewer Assessments and Fewer Reassessments. It May Also Be Due to Stretched Job Centries Able to Provide Support.”
A DWP Spokesperson Told Yahoo news that it does not recognise these figures, and said cleance Times from a decision for pip is currently 16 Weeks, with new pip claimants waiting nine Weeks for their assessment.
They Added: “We Support Millions of People Through Our Welfare System Every Year and It Is A Priority People Receive the Benefits They Entitled to As Quickly As Possible.
“We have Have Hired More Staff to Respond to an Increas Volume of Claims and Have Special Rules in Place so that People Nearing their Life Are Guaranteed A Fast-Tracked Pip Award. On the Rare Occoity Does Happen, we will investigate to know Wron.”
Pip coma in two parts – there is a daily living rate and a mobility rate – and you can be entitled to just one, or bot of elements. To get the standard rate of the Daily Living Part of Pip, you currarently Need BetWeen Eight and 11 Points.
If you score 12 points or more, you are eligible for the Higher Daily Living Rate. But under Changer Being Consider by Labour, From November 2026, You Wold Also Need A Minimum of Four Points in At Least One Activity to Get the Daily Living Part of Pip.
The point System for the mobility part of the pip is not changing, while People who are apprroaching ther Life will also no changes to how they CLAIM PIP.
People who CLAIM, or an an in receipt of pip and are nearing the end of their life with 12 months or lessons, Will Continue to be able to access to the Daily Living component by a fast tracked System.
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