Disability Rights, Rule Of Law and Accountability
Explore how DWP and Universal Credit delays affect disabled claimants, mental health, businesses and students, and examine public law accountability.
What We Know About PIP Reform and the Transform Decision-Making Trial
The Timms Review of PIP has not concluded. We examine the latest official September 2026 update, the separate DWP Transform Decision Making trial, the reported 150,000 claimant figure, case-manager training and what PIP claimants need to know.
PIP, Mental Health and Under-30s: What the IFS Report Really Says
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has examined options for reforming PIP, including mental-health claims and restricting access for under-30s. We examine what the IFS actually said, disability discrimination, reasonable adjustments, human rights, medical evidence and whether PIP needs a new identity.
Should PIP Awards Be Based on Disability Costs
Could basing PIP awards on disability costs discriminate against people with invisible or fluctuating conditions? We examine MS, OCD, mental health, chronic pain, neurological conditions and the true extra costs of disability.
Removing Financial Support For Anxiety and ADHD Raises Serious Equality and Human Rights Concerns
Helen Whately has called for greater support instead of benefits for anxiety and ADHD. We examine PIP reform, therapy, disability, equality and human rights.
Welsh Government Criticises PIP Review Co-Production: Why Wales Is Calling for a Disabled-Led Alternative
The Welsh Government has raised significant concerns about co-production in the UK-wide Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), calling for an independent disabled-led approach to future disability benefit reform. We examine what genuine co-production means, why Wales is challenging the current process, disability rights, safeguarding, the Social Model of Disability and whether PIP could eventually be devolved to Wales.
When Does PIP Coaching Become Exploitation?
A disability-benefits website reported as offering £49.99 PIP coaching has sparked questions about vulnerable claimants, paid benefits advice, consumer protection and regulation. We examine why nobody can guarantee PIP, the ethics of charging people in financial hardship for benefits guidance, and why the Government should consider stronger safeguards for commercial disability-benefit services.
The Rise of Hostile Media Coverage Targeting Disabled People
The rise of hostile media narratives surrounding disabled people is fuelling concerns about stigma, safeguarding and welfare reform. This article examines how negative coverage of disability benefits can influence public attitudes, explores failures in health, social care and employment policy, explains the true position of the upcoming PIP overhaul and Timms Review, and asks whether disabled people are being blamed for systemic failures beyond their control.
PIP and the Timms Review
The latest Timms Review update on PIP, ADHD and autism, including current eligibility rules and concerns about disability discrimination and human rights.
PIP Deadline Looms as the Timms Review Nears Closing Date
As the Timms Review deadline approaches, concerns grow over whether the PIP system is fit for purpose. Campaigners, disabled people, and advocacy groups call for dignity, compassion, and reform in disability assessments.