Wes Streeting was unable to say whether the Government would freeze personal independence payment (PIP) as part of its welfare reforms this week. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to announce reforms on Tuesday aimed at cutting a welfare bill that ministers have described as "unsustainable".Ahead of the announcement, speculation has mounted that PIP - the main benefit for working-age adults - could be frozen rather than increased in line with inflation, delivering a real-terms

Wes Streeting was unable to say whether the Government would freeze personal independence payment (PIP) as part of its welfare reforms this week. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to announce reforms on Tuesday aimed at cutting a welfare bill that ministers have described as "unsustainable".Ahead of the announcement, speculation has mounted that PIP - the main benefit for working-age adults - could be frozen rather than increased in line with inflation, delivering a real-terms cut for 3.6 million claimants.