Overview
- Official data show 4,000 face-to-face PIP assessments took place in August, with ministers signalling more in-person sessions ahead by adding health professionals to assessment centres.
- Telephone and video assessments will continue to be offered for claimants who need them, according to ministerial assurances in recent DWP oral questions.
- More than 3.8 million people in England and Wales receive PIP, with weekly awards ranging from £29.20 to £187.45.
- DWP figures indicate over 1.5 million claimants, or about 39 percent, hold awards lasting five years or longer, informing the department’s resourcing plans and review approach.
- PIP has been replaced in Scotland by Adult Disability Payment administered by Social Security Scotland, where face-to-face assessments are not used unless preferred by the claimant.