'most exposed' pip areas where '52 per cent' will lose their dwp benefits

GOVERNMENT'S DISABILITY BENEFIT CUTS WILL IMPACT AN ESTIMATED 800,000 PEOPLE, OF WHOM HALF WILL LOSE THEIR PIP ENTIRELY. 15:57, 21 May 2025 The areas where more than half of disabled

people could lose their benefits under a Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit shake-up have been revealed. The Labour Party government's disability benefit cuts will

impact an estimated 800,000 people, of whom half will lose their PIP entirely. Sir Stephen Timms announced: "Table 1 in the attached excel file contains data, at the regional level, of

claimants in receipt of the Enhanced or Standard Daily Living award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the proportion of those claims which were awarded less than four points in all

daily living activities. "Table 2 contains data, at the Parliamentary Constituency level, of claimants in receipt of the Enhanced or Standard Daily Living award for PIP and the

proportion of those claims which were awarded less than four points in all daily living activities. READ MORE NEW UK PRIMARY SCHOOL DINNER RULES WITH SOME STAPLES BEING 'BANNED'

"Table 3 contains data, at the Local Authority level, of claimants in receipt of the Enhanced or Standard Daily Living award for PIP and the proportion of those claims which were

awarded less than four points in all daily living activities." Article continues below The tables show these include highly deprived Labour seats such as Tipton and Wednesbury and

Wolverhampton South East. The least affected constituencies tend to be those with much lower deprivation levels such as Guildford. THE MOST EXPOSED CONSTITUENCIES ARE: * Boston and Skegness

– 52% of PIP daily living claimants scored under four points in all daily living categories in their PIP assessment * Tipton and Wednesbury – 52% * Torfaen – 51% * Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

– 51% * Smethwick – 51% * Cannock Chase – 51% * Wolverhampton South East – 51% * Bolsover – 51% * South Holland and The Deepings – 50% * Rhondda and Ogmore – 50% A spokesperson added: “We

will never compromise on protecting people who need our support, and our reforms will mean the social security system will always be there for those who will never be able to work, and that

their income is protected. Article continues below “We have also announced a review of the PIP assessment, and we will be working with disabled people and key organisations representing them

to consider how best to do this as we deliver on our Plan for Change.”