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Disability experts appointed to lead full review of PIP
Disability experts appointed to lead first ever full review of Personal Independence Payment
A steering group of twelve experts has now been appointed to oversee the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP). They come from a wide spectrum of those with lived experience, professional expertise and diversity of perspectives.
We are excited to announce that our Head of Public Affairs Dr Dharshana Sridhar has been selected to sit on the group, bringing her extensive experience to the wider programme.
Dr Dharshana Sridhar is Head of Public Affairs at the Spinal Injuries Association, representing the voices of people with spinal cord injuries nationally. With lived experience as a long-term carer and extensive UK government and international policy expertise, she works to shape fair social security policy and champion the rights, dignity and independence of disabled people and marginalised communities.
Disabled people will have their voices at the centre of the first ever comprehensive review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with the appointment of twelve members to its steering group.
The group of appointed members will bring lived experience of disability or long-term health conditions as well as direct experience of working within Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs).
Their experience spans welfare policy, accessibility and advocacy, and there are members with a background in co-production, governance, and leadership.
The group will provide strategic direction and help set priorities and a work plan for the Timms Review, alongside the Review’s three co-chairs, Minister Sir Stephen Timms, Sharon Brennan and Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE.
Together, they will look at the role of PIP in allowing disabled people to achieve better health and live independent lives; the PIP assessment criteria; and how the assessment could provide access to the right support across the benefits system.
The Timms Review will report to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by autumn 2026, with an interim update expected ahead of that.