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Peter T said:
I read a couple of times that the Government says people over pension age already in receipt of PIP will not be impacted. It was said that an individual’s award will only be changed when next reviewed and that those already over 66 years will not have their PIP award reviewed.
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Benefits & Work have recently posted this:

DWP disability minister Stephen Timms repeatedly misled parliament by untruthfully claiming that PIP claimants over state pension age “will not be affected by the proposed changes”.

Timms has finally admitted that the DWP currently have no idea how to avoid the proposed 4-point rule affecting pension age PIP reviews.
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I think the reviews are supposed to be the 10-year 'light touch' ones. My last review came up a few months before I reached pension age, and that said the next review would be 10 years unless my circumstances changed.

I'd be surprised if they made major changes to that because it makes economic sense. There's little point in doing frequent reviews for people who already have substantial impairments by their late 60s, as most will tend to become more impaired over time by natural ageing and some will collect additional diagnoses.
 
The Times 20/6/2025 at 9.10pm

'A dozen ministers could quit over Starmer’s disability welfare cuts'

'Government figures say they will oppose reforms to personal independence payments and universal credit, while some believe the vote will have to be pulled'

'As many as a dozen members of government are prepared to resign rather than support Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial welfare reforms, it has been claimed, as backbench critics accused ministers of betraying Labour values.
A senior government figure told The Times that about 12 of their colleagues had privately indicated they would find it impossible to support the measures that are due to be voted on a week on Wednesday.

Another leading opponent said that as many as 80 Labour MPs were “holding firm” in opposition to the plans and believed the government would ultimately have to pull the vote.

“If this goes through this will be our version of tuition fees,” they said. “The optics of taking away money from people who find it difficult to go to the toilet are terrible.”
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The government has a working majority of 165, meaning that 83 Labour MPs would have to rebel for Starmer to lose a vote.'



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A dozen ministers could quit over Starmer’s disability welfare cuts

Government figures say they will oppose reforms to personal independence payments and universal credit, while some believe the vote will have to be pulled
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