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

Both assessments have long been criticised by disability rights campaigners as difficult and inconsistent processes.

More face-to-face assessments will be carried out for PIP and also for Universal Credit's health element, with the DWP ...

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

Currently, the gap between PIP award reviews can be as brief as nine months, and most claimants see no change in their award at review. This is set to change for the majority of PIP claimants aged 25 ...

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) has informed hundreds of thousands of Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) claimants that they must attend a face-to-face meeting. The DWP announced this ...

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

Sir Stephen Timms, who is running the review, has issued an update in the Commons.