Health professionals tasked with assessing people for disability benefits are leaving the profession in droves over feelings of being ‘despised’ and ‘de-skilled’, research from the Department for Work ...

Anyone who has been through a benefits assessment and then waited to hear the decision will know the stress it can cause. The process has been found to create a lack of trust and impact negatively on ...

Tens of thousands of benefit claimants are being assessed by the DWP every month after being signed off work. The Department for Work and Pensions is carrying out work capability assessments on an ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update on how it plans to tackle the backlog of 100,000 people currently waiting for Work Capability Assessments. Claimants of benefits like ...

The Government intends to extend award periods for individuals submitting fresh Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims from this month in a bid to tackle the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) ...

The UK Government plans to increase the length of awards for people making a new claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from this month to help reduce the backlog of Work Capability Assessments ...

The UK Government is set to change the duration of Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) awards for new claimants from April in a bid to tackle the backlog of Work Capability Assessments (WCA). The ...