Charity analysis finds disabled people with lifelong conditions face unnecessary benefit reassessments

Summary

A new analysis by the anti-poverty charity Z2K reveals that hundreds of thousands of disabled people with lifelong conditions are being subjected to unnecessary Personal Independence Payment (Pip) reassessments, contrary to official guidance. The report finds that 73% of people with learning disabilities, 86% of amputees, and 62% of claimants with cerebral palsy were given fixed-term awards requiring reassessment. The charity argues these 'pointless' reviews waste public money and significantly harm the mental and physical health of claimants.