Stephen Timms, the disability minister, is expected to recommend a major overhaul of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as part of a wider review of disability-related benefits. The reporting says Timms is set to describe the current system as “not fit for purpose” and will propose changes ahead of further policy decisions. According to the article, the proposals are framed as “radical” and “bold,” and the review includes a call to scrap disability assessments rather than tighten them. The news describes the approach as moving away from the existing assessment model that determines eligibility for support. It also indicates that Timms will put forward an alternative direction for how disability assistance should be delivered, though details of any replacement process are not specified in the provided account. The overall picture across the single source is that Timms is advocating substantial reform of PIP, focusing on removing the current assessment regime and redesigning the benefit.