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The number has approximately doubled since records began in January 2019 when there were 2.05 million claimants.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">The Government has delayed reforms to the disability benefit system following the establishment of the Timms Review. A DWP spokesperson said they are “fixing the broken system we inherited by creating a welfare state that works for disabled people and taxpayers”.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Data shows younger people are increasingly claiming PIP, with 16.6% of claimants aged 16-29 compared to 14.5% in 2019. Meanwhile, approval rates for new claims have declined to 36.6% in April, down from 46.2% in April 2024.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">The Government introduced the Right to Try scheme in April, allowing disabled claimants to seek work without automatically triggering benefit reassessments. Downing Street said the welfare system “has trapped people in poverty and kept them out of work for too long”.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately said the Conservatives would “review the entire PIP system” and “remove eligibility for low-level mental health PIP claims”.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">READ THE FULL STORY: <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/cost-of-living\/pip-update-issued-england-wales-34131284\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">PIP update issued for England and Wales by DWP on Tuesday, June 16<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"social-follow\" class=\"SocialFollowBar_wrapper__h4k_D SocialFollowBar_left__oJoLE false undefined\">Follow walesonline:<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"RHRBlock_h-line__hVhY7\"\/>\n<aside class=\"RHRBlock_right-aside-wrapper__tM2wc\">\n<p><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\"><span class=\"react-loading-skeleton\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;--base-color:#88888810;--highlight-color:#8888880d\">\u200c<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\"><span class=\"react-loading-skeleton\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;--base-color:#88888810;--highlight-color:#8888880d\">\u200c<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><dialog class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-dialog__CZfBH\" data-testid=\"cipa-dialog\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-logo__zLA_w\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"reach logo\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-f6f7093f55c7de4fafbc59c875fb4c2df7df1363%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=256&q=75 1x, \/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-f6f7093f55c7de4fafbc59c875fb4c2df7df1363%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=384&q=75 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-f6f7093f55c7de4fafbc59c875fb4c2df7df1363%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=384&q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-info__pwt6J\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachplc.com\/about-us\/our-brands\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Reach and across our entities <\/a> we and our partners use information collected through cookies and other identifiers from your device to improve experience on our site, analyse how it is used and to show personalised advertising. 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