The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering a radical overhaul of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system, potentially affecting 3.5 million recipients.

The proposed shake-up could spell the end of routine monthly payments, as the DWP grapples with the “unsustainable” costs of administering the benefit.

Currently, the PIP scheme is inundated with around 70,000 new claims every month.

Under the new proposals reported by BirminghamLive, traditional cash payments might be…