The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is preparing to announce significant updates to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) this Wednesday. These changes will be formally confirmed as part of the upcoming Autumn Budget on November 26.
Under the current Labour government, disability benefits including PIP will continue rising annually in line with the September inflation rate. For the 2026/27 financial year, this is expected to result in a 3.8% increase, benefiting more than 3.8 million claimants.
Specifically, those receiving the highest daily living and mobility components could see their weekly payments increase from £187.45 to £194.55. Annually, this sums to an extra £364 per claimant. The revised rates will take effect from April 6, 2026, when the new financial year begins and other benefits including the State Pension also rise.
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This increase follows the government’s decision to scale back earlier plans aimed at stricter enforcement measures against benefit fraud and errors within PIP. Instead, the DWP has launched the Timms Review — an extensive evaluation of the disability benefit system.
The Timms Review is chaired by Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Social Security and Disability, and is being co-produced with disabled people, carers, and key advocacy groups. A steering group of 12 members, including co-chairs Sharron Brennan and Dr. Clenton Farquharson, guides the review process.
Spanning the next year and concluding in autumn 2026, the review will develop recommendations on how best to reform PIP. Importantly, no changes to PIP will be implemented until after the review’s findings are finalized and decisions are made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
This collaborative approach aims to ensure that reforms to PIP are informed directly by those most affected, promoting fairness and effectiveness in the disability benefits system.