Changes To Controversial PIP Assessments Set To Increase Benefits For 10,000 Disabled People

Thousands of disabled people will receive hundreds of pounds more in benefits each month after the Government was forced to backtrack on controversial reforms.Following a high-level legal ruling in March, ministers have rewritten rules judging Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants’ ability to carry out unsupervised daily tasks safely.The Department for Work and Pensions will be going through all existing cases to identify anyone entitled to a higher rate of PIP as a result of