Insiders reveal the reasons behind staggering burnout rates, with over half of the health professionals who judge claims ...

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 ...

During my time as a PIP assessor, I often met people who told me they had no difficulty with a task, only for it to become clear, with careful questioning, that they were relying on extreme coping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amy McDonald struggled for years to find the right support (Khandie photography) A disabled woman whose PIP claim was rejected ...

The government’s review into the UK’s most-claimed disability and health-related benefit has delivered a new update as new experts are appointed to help lead the process. Chaired by disability and ...

A former Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessor has taken issue with Brits who label benefit recipients as "scroungers", shedding light on the stringent process to qualify for such payments.

A Department for Work and Pensions report shows more than half of its assessors for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit left the role in one year ...

Some 77.5 per cent of PIP assessments were conducted over the phone last September while just 5 per cent were held in person.

Health professionals evaluating disability benefits are leaving en masse, with a DWP report revealing 40% of new hires quit during training due to feeling 'despised' and 'de-skilled' ...