The measure is part of plans to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog and separate from the Timms Review.

PIP claimants will wait longer between reviews but face more in-person assessments under DWP overhaul from April 2026 ...

The UK Government has unveiled a strategy to change how Personal Independence Payment ( PIP ) claims are handled, in a bid to ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to explain which disabled people it expects to lose out from nearly £2 ...

Currently, the time between PIP award reviews can be as short as nine months, with most people seeing no change in their ...

Currently, the time between PIP award reviews can be as short as nine months, and most claimant see no change in their award ...

The number of in-person assessments is set to rise significantly, with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) evaluations ...

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) stated that this measure, set to be implemented in April, aims to allow health ...

The DWP states that reducing how often PIP award reviews take place will diminish "the number of people who are called to a Pip assessment when their [disability] function has not changed", whilst ...

Health Care Practitioners undertake the Work Capability Assessment and following this functional assessment make a recommendation to the department. Thereafter, a ...

The DWP has announced that it will be ramping up the number of in-person assessments for benefits claimants from April 2026, with the proportion of face-to-face assessments set to increase ...

Major PIP reforms starting April 2026 will extend award periods to a minimum of three years for new claimants aged 25 and over, while face-to-face assessments increase to 30 per cent ...