Planned freeze to PIP disability benefits set to be scrapped

Plan to freeze PIP disability benefits may be dropped
Ministers are considering abandoning plans to freeze some disability benefits, the BBC understands.Initial reports had suggested Personal Independence Payments (PIP) would not rise in line with inflation for a year,
Planned freeze to PIP disability benefits set to be scrapped but eligibility criteria could be tighened, say reports
Reforms to the welfare system are expected to be announced within days, including changes to the personal independence payment (PIP). But it appears - under immense pressure from Labour MPs - some concessions have been made.
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It’s rumoured eligibility assessments will be tightened, making it tougher for claimants to receive support. ITV has reported that a freeze on PIP payments for next year is also on the cards, halting their inflationary increase as was customary in prior years.
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Reforms to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have now been widely reported, although Labour MPs are understood to be divided on the cost-cutting package. Claimed by 3.6 million people, the payment is designed to help people with extra costs incurred by their disability, whether they are working or not.
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