Pointless Reassessments: Progressive Conditions Keep Cycling Through PIP Review

Disabled people with motor neurone disease, MS, and other progressive conditions are repeatedly reassessed for Personal Independence Payment—a benefit meant to cover disability-related costs—even though their conditions will never improve. Z2K's May 2026 analysis found the PIP system applies reassessment logic designed for fluctuating needs to conditions with only one trajectory: deterioration. While the government has exempted 200,000 severely disabled people from Universal Credit reassessment, PIP operates under separate rules that still require pointless recalls.