Stop DWP repeating PIP assessments for disabled people
Stop DWP repeating Personal Independence Payments assessments for disabled people.
Signatures
24,442
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 24,442/100,000
- 23 JUN 2025Petition closedFinal total: 24,442 signatures
- 24 FEB 2025Government respondedDepartment for Work and PensionsGovernment reply
Personal Independence Payment is based on needs and not condition. Award reviews are a key feature of the benefit and ensure that payments accurately match the current needs of claimants.
Read full response - 13 FEB 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 23 DEC 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
Disabled people need support and respect. We think repeated investigations are dehumanising, and interrogation-like interviews and repeated legal battles to prove entitlements to benefits are distressing.
People with genuine disabilities have to repeatedly provide Doctors notes, letters and prescription information (sometimes at personal cost) simply to prove their ongoing entitlement. We believe a decision to end entitlement should be a medical decision not a cost-saving exercise.