Overview

• Citizens Advice estimates nearly 50,000 people would lose both the Universal Credit health payment and the work allowance if eligibility is limited to those receiving PIP daily living.
• DWP freedom of information data show 409,000 UC health claimants were refused PIP daily living at their most recent assessment, indicating far wider exposure without confirmed protections.
• The DWP says it will abolish the WCA, is considering mitigations, has launched a ministerial review of PIP, and plans £3.8bn of employment support to help people who can work.
• Work allowances let eligible claimants keep earnings before tapering—typically £411 a month with housing support or £684 without—under a 55p‑in‑the‑pound UC taper.
• The department continues to run large numbers of WCAs, averaging about 53,000 a month this year, with around 110,000 existing claimants awaiting assessment as of August 31.