Read the latest social welfare news from around the UK.
Atos Bids for New Medicals Contract
Personal Independence Payments will gradually replace Disability Living Allowance from April 2013, one of the aims being to save 20% of the overall bill.
Welfare cuts 'linked to suicides'
There is "anecdotal evidence" of people committing suicide after losing their benefits following a reassessment, an MP has claimed.
A freedom of information request revealed that between January and August last year, 1,100 people had died after they lost their benefits.