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IT IS BELIEVED APPROXIMATELY 800,000 OF THE TOTAL 3.7 MILLION PIP CLAIMANTS WILL MISS OUT ON PAYMENTS AS A RESULT OF THE NEW RULES. 06:36, 01 Jun 2025 A warning has been issued for

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Personal Independence Payment claimants who were born in a five-year span. It is believed approximately 800,000 of the total 3.7 million PIP claimants

WILL miss out on payments as a result of the new rules. Disability forum Benefits and Work claimed that the DWP is "desperately trying to hide the truth about pension age PIP

claims", adding: "Pension age PIP claimants will be subject to the four point rule, no matter how hard the DWP tried to hide that fact". Age UK told Yahoo News that PIP makes

up 38 per cent of net income among people aged 60 to 65 and said it was "very worried about the prospect of people losing this vital money". READ MORE LLOYDS BANK BRINGS IN BIG

CHANGE AND ANYONE WHO IS IN A 'COUPLE' WILL BENEFIT Labour Party MP Sir Stephen Timms said: "In the Pathways to Work Green Paper we announced that we will introduce a new

eligibility requirement to ensure that only those who score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity will be eligible for the daily living component of PIP. This

requirement will need to be met in addition to the existing PIP eligibility criteria. "Our intention is that the changes will apply to new claims and award reviews from November 2026,

subject to parliamentary approval. Article continues below "In keeping with existing policy, people of state pension age are not routinely fully reviewed and will not be affected by

these changes. "All claimants are required to notify the Department of any change to their circumstance, be that an improvement or deterioration in their needs. "Upon notification

of a change, a Case Manager will consider what further action might be required to ensure the claimant is receiving the correct level of support." Article continues below "For

those with long-term conditions or disabilities, working up to state pension age can be difficult, leaving many in a precarious financial position," Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director

at Age UK, told Yahoo News. "The poverty rate for people aged between 60-64 is 22%, one of the highest among all age groups. PIP is an essential key element of income for disabled

people in this age group, providing the ability to meet their basic needs. "Currently PIP makes up 38% of net income among people aged 60 to 65 so we are very worried about the prospect

of people losing this vital money," Abrahams added.