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DWP PIP and Universal Credit 8 key changes ahead of major vote - Liverpool Echo
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 1 – The UK Government delayed stricter disability benefit eligibility until November 2026 and protected current claimants after concessions averted a major parliamentary rebellion, affecting 430,000 future claimants.
- On Tuesday, MPs will vote on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, following Government unveiling significant reform concessions.
- Labour criticizes the benefits system as 'broken', with the Government stating reforms aim to fix incentives, supported by over three million UC claimants with no work requirement due to health.
- Under the proposals, PIP eligibility will tighten with stricter assessment criteria from November 2026, and existing PIP recipients are assured they will remain protected under the new rules.
- Sir Keir Starmer said `We've talked to colleagues who have made powerful representations. As a result, we've got a package that I think will work.` while Dame Meg Hillier called it a 'workable compromise'.
- According to the DWP chief, the changes will establish an 'old' and 'new' PIP system operating concurrently, with the review concluding by autumn 2026.
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Some 126 MPs within the party had signed an amendment to halt the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which faces its first House of Commons hurdle later today
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