The Department of Work and Pensions is checking more than 320,000 existing claims after a change to the Daily Living assessment
Over 250,000 people on Personal Independence Payments could be due back pay from as far back as April 2016 due to a recent rule change.
Read More: Miss Yorkshire winner says fitness has helped her beat mental health struggles as she shows off amazing body The new report shows at the end of August 2023, the DWP has reviewed around 79,000 cases against the MM judgment. This includes cases where claimants have previously been assessed as needing ‘prompting’.
“Confident that reviews are achieving the right outcomes for claimants, we have completed upskilling additional staff available for this exercise and expect to complete the review of all cases available to the exercise by the end of 2025.” He added: “I believe that prioritising cases where claimants are more likely to be entitled to more support is the correct approach.”
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