The two developments affect a benefit now claimed by more than four million people in England and Wales. The review is examining how PIP operates, while the annual uprating process will determine how much claimants receive from next spring.
PIP Rates Are Expected to Increase from April 2027
PIP is normally increased each year in line with the Consumer Prices Index inflation rate recorded in the previous September. According to BirminghamLive, inflation stood at 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026, with the final figure relevant to the benefit increase due to become clear after September.
The publication reports that, if the increase were based on the 2.6% rate, the maximum PIP payment would rise to £199 a week or £798 a month. It also notes that the eventual figure could be higher if inflation rises before the September measure is recorded. The increase itself would not take effect until April 2027. BirminghamLive reports that details of benefit increases are expected to be announced at the October Budget, which is scheduled for 28 October.
PIP consists of two parts: daily living and mobility. Each has a lower and higher rate, and the amount paid depends on how a person’s health condition or disability affects them. According to the Express, the current weekly daily living rates are £76.70 at the lower rate and £114.60 at the higher rate. Mobility payments are £30.30 at the lower rate and £80.00 at the higher rate. A claimant may receive support for one component without receiving the other.
Other benefits, including Universal Credit, Housing Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance, are also expected to rise under the same annual uprating process. The state pension follows a separate system based on the triple lock.
Timms Review Workshops Will Run through September and October
Alongside the annual payment changes, the DWP is continuing its review of the PIP system. An interim report published in July 2026 described the existing support system as “no longer fit for purpose”.
The next phase will involve 15 workshops held online and in person during September and October. According to GOV.UK, the sessions are intended to allow disabled people and people with long-term health conditions to discuss, test and refine the review’s emerging recommendations.
Locations include London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Bangor, Belfast, Liverpool and Sheffield, while several online sessions will cover wider regions of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The first workshop is scheduled for 15 September in London, with the final online session for Northern Ireland taking place on 7 October. Registration opened on 12 August and closes at 5pm on 21 August. Successful participants are due to be informed by 4 September.
The DWP says selection will be random, although the steering group will review the final group to ensure a balanced range of characteristics. Where a characteristic is under-represented, additional applicants may be randomly selected from the wider pool.
The review has already received more than 38,000 responses to its call for evidence. Feedback from the forthcoming workshops, along with contributions from organisations, charities, MPs and other stakeholders, will be considered as the review team finalises its recommendations.
