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House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Update

01 June 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Proposed by Stephen Timms Lab East Ham

Benefits & Welfare

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At a glance

Key points

  • The Department for Work and Pensions has completed reviews of over 350,000 PIP cases impacted by the MM judgment.
  • Around 44,000 PIP cases affected by the LB Upper Tribunal decision have also been reviewed.
  • The department has provided payments in arrears to those whose cases were revised following the reviews.

Issue summary

The statement discusses updates on the completion of two exercises reviewing historic Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims affected by significant legal judgments.

Action requested

The Department for Work and Pensions has concluded reviews of over 350,000 cases impacted by the MM judgment and around 44,000 cases affected by the LB Upper Tribunal decision. The statement provides details on payments made in arrears and reassures claimants that they can still request a review if they believe their case was incorrectly assessed.

Key facts

  • DWP published statistics about two exercises reviewing historic PIP claims.
  • MM judgment handed down in July 2019, affecting Daily Living activity 9 of the PIP assessment.
  • LB Upper Tribunal decision changed interpretation of managing therapy or monitoring a health condition (Daily Living activity 3).
  • Exercise for MM judgment reviewed 350,000 cases and resulted in £270 million in arrears payments to 48,000 claimants.
  • LB exercise concluded with reviews of 44,000 cases resulting in fewer than 100 payments totalling £188,000.
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