DWP shares what will happen to PIP claimants who lose their benefits to cuts

The worker released the welfare invoice and left the full scope of the plans to cut welfare for millions of disabled benefits before a cream vote next month.

The legislation titled ‘Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Payment Payment’ reveals exactly what will happen to the plaintiffs of personal independence (PIP) who have lost their rights under new measures.

The PIP, which is currently claimed by 3.7 million people, is designed to assist the extra costs with a disease or disability.

Firstly, the changes announced by DWP Secretary Liz Kendall in March will see that the ‘daily life’ element of the benefit is effectively more difficult, as the conformity criteria are tightened.

As before, evaluators will decide whether an applicant is limited to carrying out daily life activities. They do this by asking the applicants to carry out a series of events and give them points to how limited their abilities are.

The applicant shall be given points for each of them, depending on how limited their abilities are, it requires eight general to secure this benefit element at a basic rate and for twelve higher.

However, as of November 2026, they will have to obtain at least four points in a single -day life activity to give this beneficial element. Eight points required cannot be spread to activities anymore.

Approximately 1.5 million people who are currently claiming to benefit by the Budget Responsibility Office will no longer be suitable for these criteria. The guard adds that the ‘behavioral response’ can reduce it to about 800,000, but it acknowledges that it is a ‘extremely uncertain judgment’.

Since it was understood that more than 100 workers were planning to vote for the government in the plans, they received a strong reaction from the changes and campaign groups.

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What if I lose my right to PIP?

Most importantly, everyone who already claims that PIP will not see that their rights will not decrease without participating in a re -evaluation. They take place every three years on average.

After being invited to a re -evaluation where participation is compulsory, applicants will be evaluated as before. However, the new score scoring system will now be applied.

If the re -evaluation causes someone to lose their rights to the daily life element of the PIP, as a result of Labour’s changes, it will not stop paying at this rate immediately.

Instead, payments will continue as ‘transition cover’ for 13 weeks. This shall be paid for the payment if the buyer moves abroad or re -evaluated and re -eligible.

After 13 weeks, payments will end for the daily life part of the assistance.

This protection will include the caregiver’s allowance and those who lose their compliance with the universal loan element.

DWP said: “13 -week additional protection, adapting to people to be affected by the time of change, access to new, private employment support and re -evaluated and finished their rights will plan.

A version of the department adds that this protection is “one of the most generous so far”.