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Nearly four million people are in receipt of Personal Independence Payment in the UK - and they could be owed MORE cash from the Labour Party government.

Data from the DWP shows 11 in every 100 claimants (11%) are under-claiming PIP because they have not reported a change in their circumstances. The DWP said all unfulfilled eligibility was due to claimants "failing to inform the Department they needed more help, or their condition had deteriorated.".

PIP is not a means-tested benefit and can be paid whether the claimant is working or not, so there is no need to inform the DWP if you either start a new job, stop claiming other benefits or change roles at work - unless the amount of help you need has changed.

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