Recent data from the 2024/25 Fraud and Error in the Benefit System report reveals that 11 out of every 100 recipients (11%) are receiving less than they’re entitled to because they haven’t informed authorities of changes to their circumstances.
Personal Indepence Payments (PIP) holds the second-highest unfulfilled eligibility rate – previously known as claimant error – among all benefits and has relatively substantial expenditure, accounting for 30 per cent of total unfulfilled eligibility during the previous year.
The unfulfilled eligibility rate for PIP reached £1,060m (4.1%), rising from £870m (4%) in 2023/24. According to the DWP, all unfulfilled eligibility resulted from claimants “failing to inform the Department they needed more help, or their condition had deteriorated.”
The report indicates £25.8bn was allocated to PIP during the past year, marking a considerable rise from the £21.6bn expenditure in 2023/24.
PIP provides between £29.20 and £187.45 weekly, with the amount someone receives determined by how their condition affects their daily living and mobility requirements – rather than simply the condition itself.
The benefit aims to assist individuals with additional expenses arising from a disability, long-term illness or physical or mental health condition.
A recent fraud and error report clearly shows that as many as 402,500 PIP claimants are not receiving the correct amount of financial support they are now entitled to.
