DWP PIP claimants with mobility award might see eligibility adjustments

DWP has confirmed that eligibility for the mobility a part of PIP will probably be reviewed subsequent yr

The Division for Work and Pensions (DWP) has lately confirmed that any alterations to the Private Independence Fee (PIP) won’t be applied till after a “complete overview” of the incapacity profit, anticipated to be accomplished by subsequent Autumn.

As well as, the DWP has acknowledged that eligibility for the mobility part of PIP will probably be reassessed alongside the every day residing aspect as a part of the UK Authorities’s welfare reforms. The Minister for Social Safety and Incapacity, Sir Stephen Timms, will collaborate with disabled teams and charities to conduct the overview.

These PIP claimants who’re awarded the upper fee of the PIP mobility part have the choice to allocate some or all the fee in direction of leasing a brand new automobile, wheelchair-accessible automobile, scooter or powered wheelchair by means of the Motability Scheme.

Current statistics from Motability Operations – the corporate chargeable for the transformative Motability Scheme – reveal that there at the moment are 815,000 prospects throughout the UK. Newest knowledge from the DWP signifies that round 37 per cent of all 3.8 million claimants had been receiving the improved fee of each the every day residing part and mobility part on the finish of July, reviews the Every day Report.

5 most-claimed PIP circumstances

The 5 commonest circumstances claimed for underneath PIP, together with the proportion of claimants receiving the improved charges of the every day residing and mobility parts, are as follows:

Psychiatric dysfunction

• Every day residing and mobility part – 42%
• Every day residing part solely – 69%
• Mobility part solely – 46%

Musculoskeletal illness (common)

• Every day residing and mobility part – 26%
• Every day residing part solely – 34%
• Mobility part solely – 45%

Neurological illness

• Every day residing and mobility part – 51%
• Every day residing part solely – 58%
• Mobility part solely – 72%

Musculoskeletal illness (regional)

• Every day residing and mobility part – 20%
• Every day residing part solely – 27%
• Mobility part solely – 45%

Respiratory illness

• Every day residing and mobility part – 31%
• Every day residing part solely – 37%
• Mobility part solely – 57%

Throughout the newest oral questions session in Parliament, the Division for Work and Pensions (DWP) was requested to “contemplate the advantages to which Private Independence Fee (PIP) is a gateway, reminiscent of Motability, incapacity premiums, Council Tax reductions and Blue Badges”.

Sir Stephen was additionally pressed to “promise at the least that these entitlements might come down”.

He responded: “We’ve made it clear that we are going to co-produce our overview of the PIP evaluation with disabled folks and representatives of incapacity organisations. The overview will cowl the evaluation for the mobility part, which leads on to the Motability scheme, and different entitlements to which PIP is a gateway.”

Presently, there are over 3.2 million Blue Badge allow holders throughout the UK.

Different advantages accessible with a PIP award

Even in case you might not qualify for all or any of those advantages, it is value checking to make sure you’re not lacking out on further assist.

• Entry to Work
• Carer’s Allowance / Carer Help Fee
• Carer’s Credit score
• Christmas Bonus
• Council Tax Discount
• Employment and Help Allowance – provided that you get the PIP every day residing part
• Housing Profit
• Earnings Help‎
• Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Pension Credit score – provided that you get the PIP every day residing part
• Common Credit score

You possibly can learn the complete PIP Handbook on GOV.UK right here.