New DWP PIP statistics: to July 2026
DWP's quarterly PIP figures for England and Wales. The next release is due 15 December 2026.
Source: DWP: Personal Independence Payment statistics to July 2026. How long PIP takes now.
PIP news
Changes to Personal Independence Payment, newest first: rates, rules, the review of the assessment, and each new set of official figures. Every item links to the government page or law it comes from.
Tribunal statistics change how PIP hearings are counted
From this release the Ministry of Justice counts appeals withdrawn or struck out on the day of a hearing as cleared at the hearing, and it revised its figures back to April 2023 on that basis. Hearing counts before and after April 2023 aren't like for like.
Source: Ministry of Justice: Tribunals statistics quarterly, April to June 2026. PIP appeal success rate.
New tribunal statistics: April to June 2026
The Ministry of Justice's quarterly tribunal figures, including PIP appeals.
Source: Ministry of Justice: Tribunals statistics quarterly: April to June 2026. PIP appeal success rate.
Timms Review publishes its emerging recommendations
The co-chairs' September update set out emerging ideas, such as fewer reviews for lifelong conditions, a better claim form and more face-to-face assessments. They said these aren't their final recommendations, which come in a final report later this autumn. The update doesn't mention descriptors or points.
Source: gov.uk: The Timms Review, co-chair update, September 2026. How the points work today.
Timms Review interim report
The review of the PIP assessment published an interim report. It makes no recommendations yet; those come in the final report this autumn, and the government then decides what to do with them.
Working is no longer a reason to look at a PIP award again
New regulations say that doing paid or voluntary work isn't a reason for DWP to make a fresh decision on someone's PIP. DWP can still review an award for other reasons.
Source: PIP Regulations 2013, regulation 11(2), inserted by SI 2026/395. Can you work and claim PIP?.
PIP rates go up 3.8% for 2026/27
The enhanced daily living rate rose from £110.40 to £114.60 a week and the enhanced mobility rate from £77.05 to £80.00. The standard rates rose to £76.70 and £30.30.
Source: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026, article 15. How much is PIP?.
Timms Review of PIP sets out its terms of reference
The review's scope includes the assessment criteria, including activities, descriptors and points. It aims to report in autumn 2026, and the government then decides what to take forward.
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