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Overpayments may arise due to official error or the claimant misrepresenting their circumstances or failing to report an adverse change of c

Access to Work Plus is testing whether providing additional support for employers who are willing to do more and flex job roles for employee

PIP assessments and decisions are made independently of other benefits and have no impact on the pace at which legacy benefit recipients are

Access to Work has received significant increase in applications over the last year and have recruited new staff to meet the increased deman

The average processing times are shown below.

Disability Employment Advisors (DEAs) work alongside Jobcentre Work Coaches to support claimants - providing expert knowledge on how to supp

The Department works closely with Motability, and is responsible for the disability benefits that provide a passport to the Motability Schem

While there has been no formal assessment of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on people who are blind and partially sighted, my

Access to Work already offers support for newly self-employed disabled people operating a business.

We do not forecast Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment waiting times.