PIP reviews
A PIP review checks whether your award still fits your needs. In 2025/26, DWP made 759,530 review decisions: 75% of awards stayed the same, 14% went up, 5% went down and 6% stopped.
Source: DWP: Personal Independence Payment statistics to July 2026, published 15 September 2026. Table 6B (i): initial review outcomes, before any mandatory reconsideration or appeal. DWP rounds the shares to a whole percent.
How a review works
Your award letter says when your claim will end and whether it will be reviewed. For a review, DWP sends a form called Personal Independence Payment Review, which you need to return within 1 month. Contact the PIP enquiry line if you need more time.
You keep getting PIP while your claim is reviewed. A health professional might phone you or invite you to an assessment, in person, by phone or by video. If your needs have changed, your PIP might be increased, reduced or stopped.
Source: gov.uk: When your PIP claim is reviewed. Checked 11 October 2026.
Review outcomes by year
| Year | Review decisions | Went up | Stayed the same | Went down | Stopped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 759,530 | 14% | 75% | 5% | 6% |
| 2024/25 | 590,960 | 22% | 67% | 5% | 6% |
| 2023/24 | 536,170 | 29% | 53% | 9% | 9% |
| 2022/23 | 380,400 | 26% | 65% | 4% | 5% |
| 2021/22 | 346,850 | 28% | 60% | 5% | 7% |
Source: DWP: Personal Independence Payment statistics to July 2026, published 15 September 2026. Reviews include planned award reviews and reviews after a change of circumstances.
What can trigger a review
You must tell DWP straight away if, for example, you need more or less help with everyday tasks, go into hospital or a care home, go abroad for more than 4 weeks, or move to Scotland. Working isn't on gov.uk's list of changes to report. Since 30 April 2026, the regulations say that doing paid or voluntary work isn't a reason for DWP to look at your award again.
Sources: gov.uk: PIP, change of circumstances; PIP Regulations 2013, regulation 11(2), inserted by SI 2026/395. Checked 11 October 2026.
If you disagree with the outcome
You usually have one month from the date on your decision letter to ask for a mandatory reconsideration. You can ask later if you have a good reason, such as a stay in hospital or a bereavement. More on mandatory reconsideration.
Source: gov.uk: Mandatory reconsideration. Checked 11 October 2026.
Questions people ask
What happens at a PIP review?
Your award letter says when your claim will end and whether it will be reviewed. For a review, DWP sends a form called Personal Independence Payment Review, which you need to return within 1 month. Contact the PIP enquiry line if you need more time. You keep getting PIP while your claim is reviewed. A health professional might phone you or invite you to an assessment, in person, by phone or by video. If your needs have changed, your PIP might be increased, reduced or stopped.
Do I still get PIP during a review?
Yes. You keep getting PIP while your claim is reviewed. A health professional might phone you or invite you to an assessment, in person, by phone or by video. If your needs have changed, your PIP might be increased, reduced or stopped.
How often does PIP go down at a review?
In 2025/26, DWP reduced 5% of awards at review and stopped 6%. 75% stayed the same and 14% went up.
Will starting work trigger a PIP review?
Since 30 April 2026, the regulations say that doing paid or voluntary work isn't a reason for DWP to look at your award again.
We are not the DWP and can't see your claim. For help with a review, Citizens Advice and Scope give free advice.