DWP told to scrap payments for 71,000 state pensioners under Andy Burnham

NewsCost Of LivingDWPFour million people now claim Pip10:31, 24 Jul 2026The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged to stop paying people with back pain Personal Independence Payment (PIP). New caseload statistics from the DWP, now being overseen by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, show the number claiming for back pain has hit 276,725.‌Four million people now claim Pip in England and Wales, and back pain alone accounts for an estimated £1.89bn of the £26bn bill, which is ballooning and causing concern.‌There are 70,556 people aged 65 or older drawing Pip for a bad back, at an estimated cost of £491m a year. These pensioners accounted for just 15 per cent of bad back claimants in 2019, but today they make up 26 per cent.‌READ MORE Andy Burnham £960 blow for workers earning between