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

This is set to be lengthened for most PIP recipients aged 25 and above to a minimum of three years for a new claim, ...

DWP has confirmed its PIP plans ...

The UK Government has announced plans to increase the length of awards for people making a new claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to help reduce the backlog of Work Capability Assessments ...

Award lengths are being extended to minimum 3 years rising to 5 years while face-to-face assessments increase to 30 per cent.

Over half DWP disability assessors leave in a year over feeling ‘despised’ - Department for Work and Pensions reveals that health professions are leaving profession in droves ...

The UK Government has unveiled a strategy to extend the duration of awards for new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims, in a bid to slash the backlog of Work Capability Assessments (WCA). The ...

Health professionals tasked with assessing people for disability benefits are leaving the profession in droves over feelings of being ‘despised’ and ‘de-skilled’, research from the Department for Work ...