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    DWP issues major update over when ‘changes to PIP eligibility’ will kick in

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    DWP issues major update over when 'changes to PIP eligibility' will kick in

    The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a major update over when “changes to Personal Independence Payment” eligibility could kick in. Sir Stephen Timms, a Labour Party MP, has responded to questions about the DWP welfare reforms and cuts. Blake Stephenson, a Conservative Party MP for Mid Bedfordshire, reached out in the Commons “to ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Personal Independence Payments Bill on public finances.”. Timms replied: “As I set out in the House of Commons on 1 July 2025, this Government has listened to the concerns raised by Members from across the House regarding the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). READ MORE Major update over calls for new 11pm to 9.30am bus travel rule in England “Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill would have amended the legal framework underpinning PIP assessments, specifically by implementing a new requirement that claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of PIP. “In light of the concerns raised, we have removed clause 5 from the Bill in Committee. “Any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, led by myself and co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, so a wide range of views and voices are heard. This review aims to ensure that the PIP assessment is fair and fit for the future.” In an earlier update, Timms said: “The government has launched a comprehensive review of the PIP assessment, to ensure it is fair and fit for the future. “I shall lead the review, and it will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, so a wide range of views and voices are heard. “We are committed to working closely with the devolved governments throughout the Timms review. “In the course of my stakeholder engagement, I have spoken to disability stakeholders from Scotland, to draw on devolved government perspectives in designing the work of the review. “We will continue to engage disability stakeholders from across the UK throughout the review.”

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