A major government review of the UK's personal independence payment (PIP) — a non-means-tested benefit helping nearly four million people in England and Wales meet the extra costs of living with a disability — has concluded the system is unfit for purpose and too often leaves claimants feeling dehumanised. The interim report of the Timms review, co-chaired by disabilities minister Stephen Timms, found that PIP's application process and eligibility assessments were so distressing that they drove some claimants to abandon work and social activities, with recipients describing the benefit as something that "breaks" them rather than supports them. Final recommendations are expected later this year, though the review has signalled that any reforms must remain within current spending projections — a constraint that disability campaigners warn could undermine meaningful change.