Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) review periods, extending them for most claimants. New PIP claims will now have a minimum three-year review period, increasing to five years at their next review if the claimant remains entitled. However, these extended review periods will not apply to PIP claimants aged 24 and under, a decision that has drawn criticism from disability charities. Disability charities, including Sense and Scope, argue that excluding younger claimants is discriminatory and wrongly links PIP, which covers extra disability costs, to employment prospects. The DWP defends the exclusion, stating that claimants aged 16-24 are more likely to see condition improvement and that prolonged benefit receipt at a young age could harm long-term employment. In fullDWP criticised for PIP changes excluding young people under 25Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
DWP enforce new change that will exclude people aged 24 and under
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) review periods, extending them for most claimants. New PIP claims will now have a minimum three-year review period, increasing to five years at their next review if the claimant remains entitled. However, these extended review periods will not apply to PIP claimants aged 24 and under, a decision that has drawn criticism from disability charities. Disability charities, including Sense and Scope, argue that excluding younger claimants is discriminatory and wrongly links PIP, which covers extra disability costs, to employment prospects. The DWP defends the exclusion, stating that claimants aged 16-24 are more likely to see condition improvement and that prolonged benefit receipt at a young age could harm long-term employment. In fullDWP criticised for PIP changes excluding young people under 25Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
