PIP claim: Tips for claiming PIP which could make you £627 a month better off | Personal Finance | Finance
Nearly three (2.8) million people rely on PIP because they have a health condition or disability which affects their everyday lives. Thousands more could be missing out – either because they aren’t aware their condition qualifies for the extra help or are put off filling out the forms.
While PIP was introduced in 2013 to replace the Disability Living Allowance, exactly how much someone receives depends on how much their condition affects them.
It’s paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and split into two parts: a daily living and a mobility component.
The daily living component is for people who need extra help completing everyday tasks.
This can include preparing food, washing, getting dressed or communicating with other people.
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Poverty charity Turn2Us has some great tips for filling out the PIP form correctly first time.
On its website its experts advise: “Answer all of the questions on the form.
Fill in the extra information, especially when you have ticked that you have difficulty or need help with an activity.
“Don’t be afraid to point out the obvious.”
Meanwhile, PIP also acts as a gateway benefit to 10 other benefits and freebies that could save people thousands of pounds:
- Free or reduced council tax bills
- Capped water bills
- Reduced price bus or rail fares
- Motability scheme
- £140 Warm Home Discount Scheme
- Cold Weather Payments
- Blue badge in England and Wales
- Vehicle tax discount of up to 100 percent
- Disabled Facilities Grant (up to £30,000).
