Welcome to our Channel today we're diving into the recent and proposed changes to personal Independence payments or pip by the department for work and pensions also known as the dwb PIP is designed to help individuals with disabilities cover the extra costs they face in their daily lives but recent changes have raised concerns among claimants and Advocates alike first let's talk about reassessment delays the DWP has introduced changes to the definition of social support related to the daily living component this has led to delays in reassessing around 326,000 bit cases next there are proposed changes to how pip payments are made the DWP is considering replacing monthly cash payments with vouchers grants for direct assistance like therapy and equipment and oneoff payments this has raised concerns among disabled individuals about their ability to cover essential costs like transportation to work many fear that these changes could make it harder to manage their daily expenses the dwp's health and disability green paper proposes further changes to the PIP assessment and scoring system however these proposals are still under consultation and the final decisions are yet to be made the consultation on these proposals ends on July 22nd 2024 the outcomes will largely depend on the results of the upcoming UK general election if the conservatives win we may see these changes move forward word while a labor Victory could mean scrapping them Al together thank you for watching if you found this video helpful please give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more updates on important topics like this one stay informed and see you next time