PIP Changes 2026: What Has Actually Changed (and What Hasn't)

PIP changes 2026: the short answer is that the rules that decide your points have not changed. Same activities, same descriptors, 8 points for the standard rate and 12 for the enhanced rate. What has changed for PIP in England and Wales: the 2026/27 rates, longer awards with fewer reviews, a new power to extend awards, assessments recorded as standard from 29 June 2026 and trying work no longer being a reason on its own for a fresh assessment. Plus the Timms Review's emerging recommendations, which are proposals, not rules. Based on legislation.gov.uk and gov.uk. 0:00 The short answer 0:48 What hasn't changed 1:29 The rates for 2026/27 2:41 Longer awards and extensions 3:22 Recorded assessments 4:16 Trying work 4:38 The Timms Review 6:00 What to do now The full PIP news page, updated every month: https://www.pipexpert.co.uk/blog/pip-... Recorded assessments explained, including how to get your copy: https://www.pipexpert.co.uk/blog/pip-... Want help putting what really happens on most days into clear, honest words for each PIP activity? Try your first activity free, with no card and no sign up: https://www.pipexpert.co.uk/?start=free Scotland: Adult Disability Payment replaces PIP. Northern Ireland has its own system. Guidance only, not legal advice. Every PIP claim is individual. #PIP #PIPchanges #PersonalIndependencePayment