Endless Reassessments Drain Disabled People With Progressive Conditions

People with motor neurone disease, MS, and similar progressive illnesses face repeated Personal Independence Payment reviews—even though their conditions only worsen, never improve. Z2K's May 2026 analysis shows the system applies reassessment logic designed for fluctuating needs to irreversible decline. The government exempted 200,000 severely disabled people from Universal Credit checks, but PIP operates separately and still mandates these futile recalls.