Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
3rd Report – Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work
Work and Pensions Committee
HC 837
Published 29 July 2025
Conclusions (2)
10
Conclusion
Not Addressed
In the end, the Government made the right decision by removing Clause 5 from the Universal Credit Bill, as a result of which there will now be no change to PIP eligibility until after the completion of the PIP review. The decision, and the way it was made, of course …
Government Response Summary
The government confirmed the removal of Clause 5 from the Bill and stated that PIP reforms will proceed through the co-produced Timms Review, but did not address the committee's concerns regarding policy development process, impact analysis, or long-term considerations.
18
Conclusion
People’s experiences of the PIP assessment process are often dreadful, so we fully support the proposal to record all assessments, but we think still more needs to be done to hold assessment providers to account for their performance. This subject is slightly beyond the scope of our inquiry, but it …