Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over sixteen and under State Pension age with a inability, long-term illness or mental health status who need help completing daily tasks inside their dwelling or getting around.

The latest statistics from the Section for Work and Pensions (DWP) evidence there are nearly two.9 million people in the UK, including more than than 305,000 living in Scotland, receiving financial back up of betwixt £24.45 and £156.90 each week through PIP - the benefit is paid every iv weeks and then this amounts to between £97.80 and £627.lx every payment catamenia.

How much PIP y'all will exist paid depends on how hard it is for yous to carry out sure everyday tasks including preparing and eating nutrient, washing and getting dressed, basic toilet needs and moving around.

A PIP award can exist indefinite, but is usually for a fixed period of time. The length of which depends on an assessment of how likely it is that your daily living and mobility needs may modify over time.

PIP is fabricated up of two parts - a daily living component and a mobility component, y'all may be able to claim ane or both of these depending on your circumstances.

If y'all have claimed for PIP and received an accolade letter of the alphabet, it volition tell you what components yous are entitled to and how much you lot volition receive.

This letter will also tell you lot how long you lot volition get this payment for. If you are awarded PIP for a stock-still period, you will exist invited to reapply before the honor comes to an cease.

If you receive either or both enhanced rates of PIP and your wellness status is unlikely to ameliorate, you may be given an ongoing honour of PIP in what is referred to every bit a 'light touch' review - this means your award will exist reviewed every ten years.

Keep this accolade alphabetic character in a safe identify as it is proof of your entitlement.

Is the corporeality of PIP I receive reviewed?

Your accolade of PIP may be reviewed by the DWP at any time, unremarkably every 12 months, even if you have an award for a fixed amount of time.

In some cases, when the DWP reviews your claim, you may receive a letter. This will ask y'all to complete and render an attached PIP review form earlier the date shown on the letter.

If you don't ship the form back in fourth dimension, the DWP will stop your merits unless you lot have a good reason for sending it in late - you lot will demand to tell them why y'all sent the form late.

However, if you know you are going to be belatedly returning the letter of the alphabet, call the PIP enquiry line and propose them of this and enquire for more than fourth dimension to complete it.

When the DWP receives your PIP review grade, they will determine whether your claim should stop or continue.

What if something changes?

Your PIP award may change if something in your life changes. For example, if your health gets improve, your PIP may go downwardly or terminate. If your health gets worse, your PIP award may increase.

Information technology is upwardly to you to tell the DWP when your status gets better or worse.

If you don't tell the DWP at the time, you could miss out on benefits that y'all are entitled to or you could exist overpaid benefits that you would take to pay back.

No claimant is given a lifetime PIP award from the DWP.

No claimant is given a lifetime PIP award from the DWP.

If y'all disagree with a determination

You tin can challenge a decision about your PIP claim, this is chosen asking for Mandatory Reconsideration.

Details about this can exist found on the GOV.United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland website here.

What happens if I go into hospital?

If you are 18 or over, your PIP stops subsequently you lot have been a patient in hospital for 28 consecutive days. It starts again after yous accept been discharged.

What happens if I go into a care home?

The daily living component of your PIP stops after you lot have been living in a care domicile for 28 days. Information technology starts once again if and when yous leave to live independently.

The mobility component of PIP continues to be paid equally normal even so long you alive in a intendance home.

What happens as I go older?

Getting older does not finish your PIP award simply information technology can stop you from renewing your claim or making a new merits.

If you lot are over Land Pension age and y'all desire your PIP to continue, make certain you renew your claim when your electric current accolade ends.

There are currently 358,289 people over State Alimony historic period challenge PIP beyond the UK and 37,721 in Scotland.

If you are over Land Pension historic period and your last laurels of PIP ended over a year ago, yous cannot renew your merits or make a new claim.

You may, however, be able to merits Attendance Allowance instead just this does not include a mobility component.

For more information about PIP, visit the GOV.UK website here.

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