Petition · Department for Work and Pensions

Review the PIP assessment process to adjust for neurodivergence and trauma

Closed 299 signatures

What the petition asks

Review the current PIP Assessment process, including consideration of ensuring health care professionals are trained in trauma informed practice.
We think the review should also consider:
- How supporting evidence from health/social care workers is considered as part of a claim.
- The additional support available to neurodivergent claimants to understand decisions.

We think PIP assessors need to restoratively work with a claimant, setting out the support put in place to help them live independently.

We think neurodivergent people deserve additional support, decisions made without their full understanding are dehumanising for the claimant.

We think consultants who manage patients' care should be valued for the insight they offer, not challenged by assessors.

Timeline

22 Apr 2025 Petition opened for signatures
22 Oct 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 299
Status Closed
Department Department for Work and Pensions
Opened 22 Apr 2025
Closed 22 Oct 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 6 Aug 2026.