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Govt: PIP disability benefit 'not fit for purpose'

2026-07-09 1,927 Dailymotion

Disability Minister Sir Stephen Timms has said that Personal Independence Payments (PIP), a key benefit for many disabled people, is not "fit for purpose". An interim government review found the application process for PIP is "dehumanising" for some -- even though Timms says PIP "does the job we want it to do" when paid. Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn