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DWP Confirms April PIP Rise With New 2026 Rates

Ministers are reviewing disability benefits with proposals for stricter, points-based assessments later this year.

Timms Review Invites Public Evidence on PIP Through May 28

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

MPs Warn DWP’s PIP Delays Are Driving Disabled Claimants Into Poverty

DWP Extends PIP Review Cycles and Expands In-Person Assessments From 2026

PIP/ADP Support Tops 4.37 Million With 3.8% April Uplift as PIP Changes Paused

UK Sets Autumn 2026 Deadline for Timms Review of PIP, Including Mobility Criteria

UK Launches First Full Review of PIP, Appoints External Co-Chairs

PIP Mobility Rules Put Under DWP Review, Changes Deferred Until Next Autumn

PIP Eligibility Changes Paused After Clause Dropped as Timms Leads Co-Produced Review

PIP Approvals Fall to 41% in Latest Quarter as Think Tank Urges Cuts to Milder Mental-Health Awards

DWP Imposes NDAs on Disability Panel During PIP Review

PIP Overhaul Put on Hold as Claimant’s Experience Fuels Scrutiny of DWP Assessments

FOI Shows PIP Face-to-Face Assessments Rarely Recorded as DWP Seeks Opt‑Out System

Labour Launches Co-Produced Review of Personal Independence Payments

DWP Analysis Reveals Which Conditions Get Long-Term PIP Awards as Claimants Top 3.7 Million

DWP Delays Stricter PIP Rules and Confirms Inflation Uplift

Commons Approve Universal Credit Bill

DWP Guarantees Passported Benefits for PIP Claimants and Keeps Motability Scheme Unchanged

DWP Launches 420,000 Reviews of PIP Awards and Secures Benefit Protections