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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Aine Fox

Disability benefits not fit for purpose and need bold reform, says Pip review

Pip claimants often find the system to apply for the benefit ‘dehumanising’, the interim report said (Alamy/PA) -

Disability benefits are “no longer fit for purpose”, a review has concluded amid promises of “bold” reform of the system.

Claimants of personal independence payment (Pip) often find the system to apply for the benefit “dehumanising”, “soul destroying”, and “degrading”, the interim Timms report said.

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