Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit that helps people over 16 and under State Pension age with the extra costs of living with a long-term illness, mental health condition or physical, sensory or cognitive disability.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could award you between £24.45 and £156.90 each week and as the benefit is paid every four weeks, that amounts to between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period.
The DWP uprating of 3.1% was applied to benefits on April 11. The benefit is made up of two parts - a daily living component and a mobility component, you may be able to claim one or both of these depending on your circumstances.
You do not need to be working or have paid National Insurance contributions to qualify for PIP, and it does not matter what your income is as it’s a non-means tested benefit.To qualify, you must have a health condition or disability where you:have had difficulties with daily living or getting around (or both) for three monthsexpect these difficulties to continue for at least nine monthsYou usually need to have lived in the UK for at least two of the last three years and be in the country when you apply.If you get or need help with any of the following because of your condition, you should consider applying for PIP:preparing, cooking or eating foodmanaging your medicationwashing, bathing or using the toiletdressing and undressingengaging and communicating with other peoplereading and understanding written informationmaking decisions about moneyplanning a journey or following a routemoving around There are different rules if you are terminally ill, which you can find on the GOV.UK website here.
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