Older people making a new claim for PIP could automatically be due payments for 10 years
dailyrecord.co.ukThe latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of january 2024, there were 3.5 million people across Great Britain claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The data also indicates there are more than 650,800 people over State Pension age in receipt of the disability payment. Some 650,801 people over State Pension age 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 that 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 of a change to PIP guidance in 2019 that states “claimants whose review would have taken place when they were of State Pension age means that they are now generally awarded ongoing awards”.
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