Policy paper

Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: interim report

An interim report of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP
• Published: 9 July 2026

Documents

The Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: interim report

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Supplement to interim report

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Annex A – Terms of Reference

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/timms-review-of-pip-terms-of-reference

Annex B – DWP evidence pack

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Supplement to DWP evidence pack

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Annex C - list of themes and topics

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Annex D - call for evidence response

https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/timms-review-of-personal-independence-payment-call-for-evidence

Audio – Timms Review: interim report

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXslLMwyzNsQ

Audio – annexes

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddVguhCpi8s

BSL – Timms Review: interim report

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOf9t-ySeeBY

BSL – annexes

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQWwZ9FXUHH0

Easy Read – Timms Review: interim report

PDF, 4.89 MB, 29 pages

Large print – Timms Review: interim report

PDF, 1.16 MB, 128 pages

Large print – list of themes and topics

PDF, 141 KB, 5 pages

Details

The government has launched the Timms Review to ensure that PIP is fair and fit for the future in a changing world, and helps support disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater independence, including through employment.

This interim report is published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on behalf of the Review’s steering group and includes:

• an outline of the steering group’s work to date, including its approach to evidence gathering and engagement, its approach to co-production and emerging themes
• an overview of the next steps for the steering group ahead of presenting its recommendations to the Secretary of State in the autumn
• annexes setting out the DWP evidence pack which was provided to the steering group as a starting point, as well as a summary of the findings from the steering group’s call for evidence

Published 9 July 2026