A report commissioned by the DWP found that 52 per cent of health assessors left the role in a year, with many leaving the profession altogether ...

Award lengths are being extended to minimum 3 years rising to 5 years while face-to-face assessments increase to 30 per cent.

Changes to disability benefit assessments are set to come into force soon as Rachel Reeves reportedly pushes ahead with plans to shave £3 billion from the welfare bill ahead of Labour’s upcoming ...

More face-to-face assessments will be carried out for PIP and also for Universal Credit's health element, with the DWP ...

The measure is part of plans to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog and separate from the Timms Review.

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) has informed hundreds of thousands of Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) claimants that they must attend a face-to-face meeting. The DWP announced this ...

Sir Stephen Timms, who is running the review, has issued an update in the Commons.