All ways DWP could change PIP in disability benefits overhaul
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has outlined a raft of changes it could make to the Personal Independence Payment ...
Unexplained stroke risk doubles among young smokers, study finds
Smoking more than doubles the risk of unexplained strokes among younger adults, a new study warns. And heavy smoking is even ...
DWP benefit overhaul as calls ramp up for PIP to be replaced with fairer system
There are growing demands to replace the existing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with a new benefit that would adopt a more compassionate and equitable approach.
DWP PIP review change with new evaluations to 'ease claimant stress'
Not all PIP claimants will need to attend a face-to-face assessment if they are due an award review, the DWP has confirmed ...
DWP benefit cuts could be as much as £5bn under Labour plans
Labour’s planned benefit spending cuts have reportedly ballooned to as much as £5 billion as Rachel Reeves grapples with ...
Seven ways PIP could change as DWP tries to cut disability benefits bill
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can help with extra living costs if you have both a long-term physical or mental health ...
Bird flu in seals a first at National Trust site
The deaths of two seals with bird flu marks the first time the disease has been found in mammals at a National Trust site, ...
Farmers banned from transporting animals as grisly new 'Bluetongue' virus spreads in British livestock leaving scientists in a race against time to find a vaccine
The new strain of the virus (pictured) first arrived in England in November 2023 but has quickly spread, with the so-called ...
More than 1.6 million pensioners due up to £1,362 each month from April
Over 1.6 million people over State Pension age across Great Britain, including nearly 146,300 in Scotland, are set to receive ...
DWP PIP payments could rise to £923 a month in plans for disability benefit revamp
Personal Independence Payments (PIP) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could rise to £923 a month. The proposed ...
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Scottish Budget: the overall fiscal and spending outlook
Funding and spending growth are set to slow. Without a top-up, health spending will be flat in 2025–26 and tricky trade-offs ...