Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments

Pointless' reviews are wasting public money and significantly harming' the mental health of claimants, charity says

Disabled people with lifelong conditions are repeatedly being put through pointless" benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidance, new analysis suggests.

A study by the anti-poverty charity Z2K has found that hundreds of thousands of disabled people are going through unnecessary" personal independence payment (Pip) reviews, wasting" public money and significantly harming" the mental and physical health of claimants.