Overhaul needed as Timms Review shows Personal Independent Payment are failing disabled people and taxpayers 9 July 2026 Responding to the Interim Report of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Louise Murphy, Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, said: “This report shows that Personal Independent Payment is failing on multiple fronts. It is not routinely providing the support that disabled people need, there is widespread distrust with the system, and with costs spiralling, it is not offering a fair deal to taxpayers either. “The system needs an overhaul, but it must be done properly. For millions of people PIP is what makes working, caring and taking part in everyday life possible. But the system is not designed around the realities of disability in modern Britain, where the additional costs faced by disabled people vary widely and fluctuating conditions are common. “The focus should be on reforming PIP so that it reflects how people actually experience disability, rather than on making short-term savings that have motivated the last two attempts at reform. This kind of approach is more likely to deliver sustainable savings in the long-term.”
