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Timms Review Issues First Update, Finalising 12-Member Steering Group on PIP

The review freezes any changes to PIP until it reports to Parliament in autumn 2026.

Overview

  • Co-chairs Sharon Brennan and Dr Clenton Farquharson, working with Sir Stephen Timms, said a 12-member steering group is being finalised from more than 340 applicants.
  • An external organisation will support the review’s co-production process, though it was not named in the update.
  • The review pledged to co-produce its work with disabled people, Disabled People’s Organisations, and experts by experience through a wider participation programme.
  • The Department for Work and Pensions confirmed PIP rules will remain unchanged until the review concludes, with a report due to the Secretary of State and to Parliament in autumn 2026.
  • Timms told MPs the review will examine the mobility component and PIP-linked entitlements, including access to the Motability scheme, which currently has 815,000 customers.