Major Disability Benefit Reform as PIP Found to Be 'Not Fit for Purpose'

PIP disability benefit ‘not fit for purpose’ finds ministerial review

Disability benefits are not fit for purpose and need fundamental change, according to a government minister who's been leading a comprehensive review.

PIP needs 'fundamental change', minister says after blistering review

The disability benefit has been described as 'no longer fit for purpose'

Disability benefit not fit for purpose, minister leading review says

Sir Stephen Timms says personal independence payments (Pip) in England and Wales need changing.

Major disability benefit reform as PIP found to be 'not fit for purpose'

Changes to the system will be 'radical and bold'

PIP is increasingly vital resource for disabled people but is ‘not fit for purpose’, says interim Timms Review report

Personal independence payment (PIP) is increasingly vital to disabled people to fill in the gaps caused by cuts to services, but there are “deep-rooted” problems with how it is delivered, an interim report from the government’s PIP review has concluded. Many disabled […]

PIP or miss? Review questions future of the broken system

A first-of-its-kind review of the personal independence payment (PIP) found the benefit is failing claimants, with the system described as unfit for purpose.  The Timms review concluded that PIP, which is claimed by almost four million people in England and Wales, has been affected by ‘deep-rooted problems’ that have damaged confidence in the wider benefits system. Published on Thursday (9 July), the interim report warned the application process…