The Timms Review: co-chair update, October 2026
What was announced
This document sets out an update on the progress of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), from the Review's co-chairs.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Please see the attached update, from Sharon Brennan, Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE, Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms.
- If you require a version of this update in an alternative format, please contact pip.review@dwp.gov.uk .
Who and where
People
- Sir Stephen Timms (MP for East Ham (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Department for Work and Pensions (UK government department) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: East Ham.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Carers and disability benefits.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-timms-review-co-chair-update-october-2026
- Published 2026-10-29 10:00:04 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-29 10:15:14 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 4206, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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