Britain’s health and disability benefits bill is ballooning out of control – yet still Keir Starmer refuses to face reality. The number of people applying for these benefits has doubled since 2019 and the bill is predicted to hit £100 billion within a few years. The situation is close to breaking point – and also deeply flawed, as I found for myself when I filled out a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) form.

Much of the information online appears to be aimed at helping people without disabilities game the system

PIP is one of the fastest-growing area of welfare spending: a strong signal, perhaps, that something in the system is not working as it should. The first thing anyone going through the PIP process encounters is the vast and growing array of online resources available to applica

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