英国政府顾问委员会提议对个人独立支付（Pip）制度进行根本性改革，为残疾人提供用现金津贴换取实物支持的选择1。该改革建议是由福利部长Stephen Timms爵士领导的评审的一部分，预计在未来两个月内发布1。根据提议，残疾人可将每周30.30英镑至194.60英镑的现金支付转换为专业设备、服务或培训等形式的支持1。
Pip目前在英格兰和威尔士惠及近400万人，年度支出约230亿英镑，预计到2029年将达到410亿英镑1。Timms评审的中期报告在2025年7月发布，指出现有制度不适合当代需求1。此项改革将在现有支出预算框架内进行1。最近一项Good Growth Foundation的民调显示，半数Pip接收者支持将部分现金支付换成服务1。此次改革建议的提出，也回应了去年政府因计划削减50亿英镑残疾津贴而遭到议员反对的政治压力1。
Government advisers have recommended a fundamental restructuring of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Britain's disability benefit system, that would allow recipients to exchange cash allowances for alternative forms of support.1 The proposed reform would enable disabled people to choose in-kind assistance such as specialist equipment, professional services, or training instead of receiving their full monetary entitlements, which currently range from £30.30 to £194.60 per week depending on assessed needs.1
The recommendations form part of the Timms Review, led by Welfare Minister Sir Stephen Timms, with the full findings expected to be released within the next two months.1 The reform proposal comes after a mid-term report issued in July 2025 concluded that PIP was unsuited to its current purpose.1 Any restructuring would operate within the existing budget envelope, with annual expenditure currently projected at approximately £23 billion and forecast to reach £41 billion by 2029.1 Nearly four million people in England and Wales currently receive PIP.1
The proposal reflects concerns about the scheme's sustainability following previous controversy. Last year, the government withdrew a plan to cut £5 billion from disability benefits after facing significant opposition from backbench MPs.1 Recent polling by the Good Growth Foundation found that approximately half of PIP recipients support converting some of their cash payments into services.1 Additionally, advisers have criticized the existing rule that automatically suspends PIP payments after 28 days of hospitalization, describing it as causing unnecessary stress.1
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