Older people making a new claim for PIP or ADP could be due up to £691 for 10 years
dailyrecord.co.ukThe latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show in July 2023, there were nearly 3.4 million people across Great Britain claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The latest statistics also indicate more than half a million people of State Pension age are also in receipt of the disability payment.Some 520,081 older people in Scotland, England and Wales are getting support of between £107.60 and £691.00 every four-week pay period.
It’s important to be aware new claims for PIP have been replaced in Scotland by Adult Disability Payment (ADP), so the figures could be higher as more existing claimants are transferred from DWP to the devolved Social Security Scotland IT system.Many people nearing State Pension age may not be aware a change to PIP guidance in 2019 states “claimants whose review would have taken place when they were of State Pension age means that they are now generally awarded ongoing awards”.Award types and review periods are set on an individual basis, based on the claimant’s needs and the likelihood of those needs changing.
It takes into account such matters as planned treatment/therapy or learning/adapting to manage a condition.Guidance from DWP states: Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove MP recently said the DWP has made changes to help reduce the frequency of repeat assessments some older people need to go through on PIP.
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