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‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
Letters

‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’

Big Issue readers rail against a report suggesting that PIP payments should be cut for one-in-six working age claimants.

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
benefits

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits

Many benefit claimants are caught in the “activity trap”: they want to be more active, but worry that their benefits will be revoked

Disability campaigners criticise report proposing PIP cuts: ‘Very concerning’
Personal Independence Payment

Disability campaigners criticise report proposing PIP cuts: ‘Very concerning’

“PIP is a vital benefit for disabled people,” a report has found. But the money needs to be used more effectively, it adds

Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process
Disability benefits

Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process

‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’
Benefits

‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’

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PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
Disability benefits

PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds

Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
Ross Barrett

Four ways the government could change PIP for the better

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say
Benefits

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say

The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 
Becca Stacey

The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 

‘My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice’
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‘My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice’

How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
Money

How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled

Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Letters

Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
Disability benefits

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit

I’ve had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement
Benefits

I’ve had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement

Five key things you need to know about PIP
Disability benefits

Five key things you need to know about PIP

The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer

PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
Behind the scenes

PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment

Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime
Letters

Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
Disability Benefits

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there

If Labour takes my PIP away, I’ll have to give up the job I love
Disability benefits

If Labour takes my PIP away, I’ll have to give up the job I love