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

PIP is provided to people who have a long-term disability or health condition and they have difficulties carrying out ...

Department for Work and Pensions issues a response over 'symptoms list' as officials plan massive increase to in-person assessments ...

Labour, however, is now mandating an increase in the proportion of face-to-face assessments to 30 per cent for both PIP and ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But Labour are now requiring the proportion of face-to-face assessments to be increased to 30 per cent for both PIP and the ...