Labour Knowingly Hugely Discriminating Against Women For PIP Cuts

With many thanks to Benefits And Work.

The Labour Party is knowingly hugely discriminating against women by using its 4 point or higher rule to reduce the number of personal independence payment (PIP) awards. Currently, daily living component award rates for males and females are just 0.7% apart, but from November 2026 under Labour’s plans, 32% of male claimants are likely to get an award, compared to 25% of female claimants, a ten times greater difference

The shock effect of the proposal that only claimants who get 4 points or more for at least one PIP daily living activity will be eligible for an award was revealed in the response to a Freedom of Information Act request by Winnie Clark.

The DWP’s answer shows that, of those who currently receive an award of the daily living component of PIP:

1,307,000 are male, of whom 39% (507,000) are awarded less than 4 points in all daily living activities.

1,584,000 are female, of whom 52% (818,000) are awarded less than 4 points in all daily living activities.

If these claimants all receive the same points scores on review, it will mean that the number of awards to males will reduce by 509,730 whilst the number of awards to females will reduce by 823,680.

The result will be that instead of 277,000 more women than men being in receipt of PIP, when all the reviews are completed 800,000 current male claimants will still be getting PIP daily living whilst only 766,000 women will have an award. 

Male PIP awards will outnumber female awards for the first time.

According to the DWP’s StatXplore tool, at present award rates by gender are almost identical:

Male: 47.77% of claimants get an award of the daily living component.

Female:  47.08% of claimants get an award  of the daily living component.

This is a difference of 0.7%

But from November 2026:

32% of new male claimants are likely to get an award of the daily living component.

25% of new female claimants are likely to get an award of the daily living component.

This is a difference of 7%, ten times larger

So, any MP who votes in favour of Labour’s 4 point rule will knowingly be creating a benefits system that puts disabled female claimants at a very significant disadvantage compared to disabled male claimants.

It would be a shocking outcome for any MP to choose to support.