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Written question asked by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 July 2026. It was answered by Baroness Sherlock (Labour) on Thursday, 23 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the respondents to the call for evidence of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payments in the respondent group "Individuals (lived experience)" were recipients of personal independence payments.

Answer

The Timms Review, the first ever full review of PIP, seeks to ensure we have a system that supports disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater independence, including through employment.

The Review is being co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, carers, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, so a wide range of views and voices are heard. It has adopted a mix of approaches combining lived experience, expert insight, existing research, new quantitative data and workshops across the UK to gather evidence. The findings from this engagement will build a strong evidence base to inform policy analysis and the Review's recommendations.

The Timms Review Call for Evidence was open to anyone who wished to contribute and received over 38,000 responses. The response form did not ask participants to provide information about whether or not they currently received PIP. Therefore, we do not hold the data requested.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1892
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Witnesses Personal independence payment Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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