Personal Independence Payment

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Personal Independence Payment is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to help cover the extra costs of living with their impairments.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UK welfare benefit
disability benefit
abbreviation PIP
administeredBy Department for Work and Pensions
ageRestriction not normally available to people over State Pension age for new claims
applicationMethod assessment with health professional
paper form
telephone claim line
assessmentMethod assessment of impact on daily living activities
assessment of mobility activities
points-based functional assessment
benefitType extra-costs disability benefit
non-contributory benefit
canBePaidTo people in education
people in work
people out of work
canIncrease entitlement to other benefits and premiums
component daily living component
mobility component
country United Kingdom
currency Pound sterling
eligibilityCriterion must be aged 16 or over and under State Pension age when claiming
must have a health condition or disability that affects daily living or mobility
must have difficulties for at least 3 months and expect them to last at least 9 months
introducedBy UK Government
introducedInJurisdiction Welfare Reform Act 2012
isExportable sometimes payable when living in the European Economic Area
isMeansTested false
isTaxable false
jurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
legalBasis social security legislation of the United Kingdom
officialWebsite https://www.gov.uk/pip
payFrequency every 4 weeks
purpose to help with extra costs of disability or long-term health conditions
rateType enhanced rate
standard rate
reassessment subject to periodic review
relatedBenefit Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance
Universal Credit disability elements
replaced Disability Living Allowance for working-age adults
replacedForGroup working-age Disability Living Allowance claimants
startDate 2013
targetGroup disabled people
people with long-term health conditions


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