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Co‑Chairs Named for PIP Review With No Savings Target Set

A majority‑disabled steering group is being recruited to co‑produce the overhaul, with findings due to the work and pensions secretary by autumn 2026.

Disabled people and their supporters gather outside the Houses of Parliament for a protest against cuts to welfare benefits Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing)
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Overview

  • Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE and Sharon Brennan were appointed co‑chairs of the Timms Review alongside minister Sir Stephen Timms.
  • The Department for Work and Pensions updated the review’s Terms of Reference and opened a four‑week call for a 12‑member steering group, most of whom will be disabled people or their representatives.
  • The Times reported the review has not been asked to identify welfare savings and will work within Office for Budget Responsibility projections for PIP spending.
  • Official documents state the review will deliver an interim update before its final report, and ministers have said any PIP changes will wait until the review concludes.
  • PIP has never had a full review despite rising disability prevalence and long‑criticised assessments, and disability charity Scope cautiously welcomed the co‑production commitments.