Those who are eligible for PIP can receive between £94.80 and £608.60 every four weeks.
PIP awards are usually given for a minimum period of three months, but it can stretch to 10 years in some cases.
When someone is granted a PIP award – entitling them to receive funds from the DWP to cover increased living costs, they will be told in writing the length of time that they will receive the payments.
Although PIP awards tend to be fixed for a number of years, the DWP has the right to review your application at any time.
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If you are unable to fill out the form before the deadline, you must phone the DWP as soon as possible to ask for an extension. The number to call will be provided on the form.
Make sure you note the time you made the call, the person who dealt with the call, and your new deadline, in case you need to challenge a decision in the future.
Make sure you have a copy of your form for your records. Try and scan or photocopy your form before sending it.
For added peace of mind, you can send the form to the DWP via recorded delivery (although a freepost envelope is provided).
DON’T MISS:
Be as detailed and as accurate as possible. If you need more space than the boxes on the form provides to describe your situation, it’s well worth adding extra pages to your form.
Make sure you add your name and national insurance number to each of these additional pages, and staple them to the rest of the form so they don’t get lost.
Even if your situation hasn’t changed, try to avoid simply writing “no change” on your form. You should still give detailed information about the hardships you face conducting everyday activities in the same way as your first assessment.
Benefits and Work, an independent benefits forum which advises disability benefit claimants, told the Daily Record: “There is a real risk that if you just state ‘no change’ you could end up at an assessment where the health professional has very little information about how your condition affects you.
“You will then be entirely reliant on their skill at asking the right questions and recording your evidence accurately.”
