Government Set to Overhaul Disability Benefits Assessment System. A highly anticipated review by the UK's disability minister is poised to deliver a scathing verdict on the current system for assessing personal independence payments (Pip), which provides vital financial support to millions of people with disabilities. The review, led by Minister for Disabled People Chloe Smith's predecessor, is expected to conclude that the current points-based system is fundamentally flawed and in urgent need of reform. With the number of conditions, particularly those related to mental health, increasing and fluctuating in severity, the review is likely to recommend a radical overhaul of the assessment process to ensure that individuals receive the support they need in a fair and compassionate manner.
Exclusive: Landmark review by disability minister will call for ‘dehumanising’ assessment system to be redrawnWhat is the Timms review into Pip and what is it likely to conclude?Disability benefits in England and Wales are “not fit for purpose” and the entire assessment system must be redrawn as part of a radical welfare overhaul, the government’s landmark review of personal independence payments will say.The Guardian understands the review will conclude that the points-based system of assessment is in effect worthless because of the rising number of new conditions – particularly relating to mental health – that can fluctuate considerably in severity. Continue reading...
