The Autumn Budget is on November 26
DWP will announce change to PIP on Wednesday after launching Timms Review
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to announce a big change to Personal Independence Payments, or PIP, on Wednesday.
The DWP is expected to confirm the new payment rates PIP for the 2026/27 financial year as part of the forthcoming Autumn Budget on November 26. Under the Labour Party government, disability benefit will continue to rise each year in line with the September inflation rate.
This means payments for over 3.8 million PIP claimants are set to rise by 3.8 per cent. An increase of 3.8 per cent would see people on both the highest awards of the daily living and mobility components rise from £187.45 per week to £194.55.
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A year, this could be £7 a week, or £364 a year. The new financial year begins on Monday, April 6 2026. This is the date all benefits and the State Pension will rise.
The uplift comes after the DWP watered down PIP proposals to clampdown on benefit fraud and error.
Instead, the DWP has launched a review of the disability benefit. This is known as the Timms Review. It is being led by Sir Stephen Timms MP, the Minister for Social Security and Disability.
The Timms Review is being co-produced with disabled people and other groups. They will lead the review and make recommendations for how to reform PIP.
The Timms Review is an important step towards making changes to PIP. It will take place over the next year and finish in autumn 2026. No changes are going to be made to PIP until after the review finishes.
The government have said that no changes will be made to PIP before the Timms Review ends in autumn 2026. The review will create recommendations about how to reform PIP based on its findings. It will then be up to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to decide what changes are made.
The Timms Review will be led by a steering group of 12 people. This will be made up of disabled people and other important groups like carers and charities. Sharron Brennan and Dr. Clenton Farquharson will co-chair the review with Minister Timms.
