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UNCOVERED: Pip - Caught on Camera

‘Do a few big things well’: people share what they want from Andy Burnham

We asked readers what they hoped to see – and consistent themes around courage and communication emerged

The Guardian - UK

Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here’s what a truly progressive system could look like

Last week’s Timms report shows how disability is still vilified. But some pragmatic fixes would help both claimants and the economy, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

‘I rely on Pip for my mental health – restricting it would cause bigger problems’

The government is ‘paying me Pip to manage my mental health because the NHS can’t cope’

The Independent UK

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The Guardian view on disability benefits: Pip must not become another route for cuts

Editorial: Stronger European welfare states expose a Tory myth. Benefits can enable independence, work and growth

The Guardian - UK

Disability benefit system needs fundamental change amid rising costs – minister

Spending on Pip is forecast to rise from around £26 billion now to more than £41 billion by the end of the decade.

Evening Standard

Pip review is an opportunity – and headache – for Andy Burnham

Attempts to add conditionality to Pip would be opposed by campaigners and Labour backbenchers

The Guardian - UK

Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds

Interim report into Pip found process had systematic and deep-rooted problems and required bold and radical overhaul

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Disability benefits not fit for purpose and need bold reform, says Pip review

Pip is intended to help with everyday tasks and extra living costs if someone has a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability.

Evening Standard

Disability benefits face massive overhaul after Timms review findings

‘Our message is simple: Pip is not working,’ the review is expected to say

The Independent UK

What is the Timms review into Pip and what is it likely to conclude?

Campaigners fear report into disability benefits will seek to make cuts despite assurances that would not be its aim

The Guardian - UK

Disability benefits in England and Wales not fit for purpose, Timms review to find

Exclusive: Landmark review by disability minister will call for ‘dehumanising’ assessment system to be redrawn

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve had brain injury for 19 years – but DWP still wants me to keep proving I can’t work’

People with conditions like permanent hearing loss and amputated limbs are being forced to re-prove their disability, researchers warn

The Independent UK

Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments

‘Pointless’ reviews are wasting public money and ‘significantly harming’ the mental health of claimants, charity says

The Guardian - UK

DWP trials PIP changes affecting thousands of claimants

A DWP whistleblower brought the plans to light

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The Independent UK

DWP announces Pip changes affecting all 4m claimants

Exclusive: The reforms will remove ‘unnecessary pressure’ from claimants, Labour minister says

The Independent UK

Pip claimants in England and Wales hits new high of nearly four million

The number of claimants has almost doubled since comparable data began seven years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s new welfare changes are practical and compassionate – so why not loudly say so?

Universal credit to rise faster than inflation, benefit hurdles eased, extra help for children and young people … I bet you had no idea, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on long waits for disability benefits: the system should not push people closer to poverty

Editorial: It takes a year for some personal independence payment claims to be processed, creating the perfect storm for vulnerable applicants

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The Independent UK

MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds

Disabled claimants have come to expect ‘reliably poor service’ from the DWP, scathing review finds

Evening Standard

Two disability experts appointed to help lead Government review of major benefit

Sir Stephen Timms suggested disabled people would be placed ‘at the heart’ of the review he is undertaking into personal independent payments.

The Guardian - UK

Tightening Pip benefit eligibility could save £9bn a year, says Reform

Lee Anderson says ‘gaming the system’ is too common and jokes about symptoms of anxiety and depression

The Independent UK

No Pip eligibility changes at next month’s Budget, says minister

Sir Stephen Timms took a question about the Motability scheme, which personal independence payment claimants can use to lease a new vehicle.

Evening Standard

Government sees off backbench rebellion as welfare reforms clear Commons

‘If you can work, you should,’ social security minister Sir Stephen Timms told MPs before they voted on the welfare reforms.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s welfare rebellion: Starmer must learn from his mistakes

Editorial: A poorly devised cuts policy was mis-sold as reform and MPs were dismissed when they pointed out the problem

The Guardian - UK

Where does the welfare bill climbdown leave UK public finances?

With £6.25bn in planned savings now shelved, the government faces awkward choices on how to plug gap

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