Overview
- Personal Independence Payment will become the single health assessment used across DWP benefits as the Work Capability Assessment is phased out.
- The government has paused proposed tighter daily living rules, including a new requirement to score at least one four-point descriptor, until the review concludes.
- Official data shows more than 3.7 million people were on PIP by April 2025, including 1,444,016 for psychiatric disorders, with monthly awards for anxiety and depression far above 2019 levels.
- A Freedom of Information disclosure confirms planned PIP award reviews are taking an average of 38 weeks, with awards extended to prevent payment interruptions.
- PIP pays £29.20 to £187.45 a week depending on assessed needs, while new claims in Scotland are made to Adult Disability Payment under largely similar criteria.