How to ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë Personal Independence »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë if you struggle with daily »Å»ös or mobility
People with long-¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍѸì mental or physical health problems that make everyday »Å»ös or getting around difficult can ŬÍѤ¹¤ë for ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î ±ç½õ.
How much you receive and how long you get it for depends on the ¿¿ÌÌÌܤµ of your °åÎŤΠ¾ò·ï or disability and how ¸·¤·¤¯ it ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ðs your life.
If you think you might be Ŭ³Ê¤Î for Personal Independence »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë, you will be ººÄꤹ¤ë¡¿¡ÊÀǶâ¤Ê¤É¤ò¡Ë²Ý¤¹d in two ways - daily living »Å»ös and mobility. You might receive ½µ´©»ï »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ës for one or both depending on the ·ë²Ì of your ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë.
PIP is ¼è¤Ã¤ÆÂå¤ï¤ëing the Disability Living Allowance, unless you are under 16 or were born on or before 8 April 1948.
It is ÀǶ⠲òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê and is not ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ðd by your income or Ãù¶â, or most other Íø±×s. We explain the »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ës, how to ŬÍѤ¹¤ë, and where you can turn for help below.
ŬÍѤ¹¤ëing for Personal Independence »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë: Getting started
The daily living and mobility parts of the The Personal Independence »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë are paid at ´ð½à or ¹â¤á¤ëd ½µ´©»ï Ψs. »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ës are made every four weeks into a bank, building society or credit union account.
Source: Gov.uk
You can start your ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë by phone or in Îá¾õing, then you will be sent a form to ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ë. Online »ÈÍÑ¡¿Å¬ÍÑs are ¸ºß ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd but are ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë only µö¤¹d if you live in ³Î¤«¤Ê postcodes.
Phone 0800 917 2222 or find Âå°Æ¡¿ÁªÂò»è PIP ÀÜ¿¨¤¹¤ë ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ës here. If you need help you can have someone with you on the call, or they can call on your ¤ËÂå¤ï¤Ã¤Æ as long as you are ¸½ºß¤Î at the time.
The À¯ÉÜ advises having the ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ ¡Ê·Ù»¡¤Ê¤É¤Ø¤Î¡ËÌ©¹ð¡¤¹ðÁʡʾõ¡Ë ready when you call: ÀÜ¿¨¤¹¤ë ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ës, date of birth, ¹ñ²È¤Î Êݸ± number if you have one, bank or building society account number and sort code, doctor or health ϫƯ¼Ô¡Çs »Ø̾¤¹¤ë and ÀÜ¿¨¤¹¤ë ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ës, dates and ±éÀâ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿½»½ês for care homes or hospitals you have spent time in, and dates for any periods you spent more than four weeks abroad and the countries visited.
Scotland has started introducing Adult Disability »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë instead of PIP, which will be rolled out by summer 2024. If you live in Northern Ireland, go to NI Direct.
If you are ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë on Disability Living Allowance, then unless you are a child or over the ºï¸º¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë-off age the À¯ÉÜ will ·ë¶É Îá¾õ to you about receiving PIP instead.
Children reaching the age of 16 will not be moved ¤Î¾å¤Ë PIP if they have 12 months or ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ to live or are in hospital.
PIP is separate from 'new style' ¸ÛÍÑ and Support Allowance (ESA), which is also for people with long ¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍѸì health ¾ò·ïs or disabilities. The former Êä½õÁõÃÖs with the costs of the ¾ò·ï, while the latter is for people under ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â age who find it difficult to work as a result.
How is PIP ººÄꤹ¤ë¡¿¡ÊÀǶâ¤Ê¤É¤ò¡Ë²Ý¤¹d?
When it comes to making a ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë, you will be ººÄꤹ¤ë¡¿¡ÊÀǶâ¤Ê¤É¤ò¡Ë²Ý¤¹d on your ability to Âн褹¤ë with daily living »Å»ös and your mobility.
Examples of everyday living people might struggle with are making food and eating and drinking, managing Ìô¡¿°å³Øs, using the ÀöÌ̽ê and bathroom, and ¼è°ú¡¤¶¨Äêing with money.
Mobility problems ´Þ¤à working out a Â羡¤¹¤ë and ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ it, moving around and leaving home. This can be as a result of mental or physical ¾ò·ïs.
The À¯ÉÜ says it will ººÄꤹ¤ë¡¿¡ÊÀǶâ¤Ê¤É¤ò¡Ë²Ý¤¹ whether you can do »Å»ös °ÂÁ´¤Ë, how long they take, how often you are ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ðd and what help you Í׵᤹¤ë.
The disability equality charity ÈÏ°Ï has useful tips on filling in a PIP form, and how best to ¸½ºß¤Î your ¡Ê·Ù»¡¤Ê¤É¤Ø¤Î¡ËÌ©¹ð¡¤¹ðÁʡʾõ¡Ë. It says: 'For each activity, there is a ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë of PIP descriptors.
'When you¡Çre filling in the form, ´Þ¤à the descriptor and always use the word "because" in your answer. Try to give examples of difficulties or »ö¸Îs you¡Çve had when »î¤ß¤ë¡¿´ë¤Æ¤ëing the activity, or when you¡Çve needed help or used an ±ç½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë.'
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- I paid NI for 45 years so don't I get a ½½Ê¬¤Ê ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â - please explain?
- I'm 84 and don't have a ¹ñ²È¤Î Êݸ± number - can I get a ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â?
- I've got ¡ò213,000 in my ǯ¶â ¥Þ¥ê¥Õ¥¡¥Ê, what do I need to do before I ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë 75?
It Äɲ乤ës: 'Do not ¸ØÄ¥¤¹¤ë but when ¶¡µë¤¹¤ëing examples, be ÍÑ°Õ¤¬½ÐÍè¤Æ¤¤¤ë to ½Ò¤Ù¤ë your bad days.
'What seems normal or Ê¿°×¤Ê to you might not be to others, ÆÃ¤Ë if you¡Çve adapted because of your ¾ò·ï. Make sure you ´Þ¤à everything you find difficult or impossible to do, even if it¡Çs not every day. And explain why it¡Çs difficult or impossible.'
What are other PIP Ŭ³Ê¡ÊÀ¡Ë »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ës?
To ŬÍѤ¹¤ë for PIP, you usually need to have been µï½»¡Ê¼Ô¡Ë in ¹Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê Britain now and for at least two of the past three years.
There are ¹µ½üs if you live abroad and work in the ÉðÁõ¤·¤¿ ·³Ââs or are a family member of someone who does, or if you have recently returned from an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, ¥¢¥¤¥¹¥é¥ó¥É or Liechtenstein. There are separate »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ës for Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-British ¹ṉ̃s.
If you might have 12 months or ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ to live, there is a different ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë and ººÄ꡿ɾ²Á ²áÄø.
People already on PIP can carry on getting it after they reach ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â age. If you are over 66 and need to make a new ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë, then unless you °ÊÁ° received DLA or PIP in the year before you reached ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â age, you need to ŬÍѤ¹¤ë for ½ÐÀÊ Allowance instead.
PIP ·èÄ꡿ȽÄ꾡¤Á¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës and how to challenge them
When you get a ·èÄ꡿ȽÄ꾡¤Á¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë letter in ÊÖÅú to your ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë, if you are successful it should tell you when »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ës will start, which day of the week they will arrive (every four weeks), how long the PIP award is for, and when your ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë will be reviewed unless it is ÉÔÌÀ³Î¤Ê¡¿Ìµ´ü¸Â¤Î.?
ÉÔÌÀ³Î¤Ê¡¿Ìµ´ü¸Â¤Î awards for serious ¾ò·ïs are still reviewed every 10 years.
The À¯ÉÜ has ¡Ê·Ù»¡¤Ê¤É¤Ø¤Î¡ËÌ©¹ð¡¤¹ðÁʡʾõ¡Ë about PIP reviews here. You are ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëd to Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ any change of circumstance, such as with your personal ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ës, ¾ò·ï or ½»µï, on the PIP enquiry line 0800 121 4433.
If you are ¼Âह¤ëd PIP or want to challenge a ·èÄ꡿ȽÄ꾡¤Á¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë you can ask for a 'µÁ̳Ū¤Ê reconsideration'.
You might want to enlist the help of a charity from the start, but ÆÃ¤Ë if you get into difficulty with an ½é´ü¤Î ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë or with a review.?
An organisation most ´ØÏ¢¤·¤¿ to your °åÎŤΠ¾ò·ï or disability is a good starting point for ¡Ê·Ù»¡¤Ê¤É¤Ø¤Î¡ËÌ©¹ð¡¤¹ðÁʡʾõ¡Ë or help, or see the ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë below as some of them ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð direct ±ç½õ with ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës.
Where can you get help with a ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë?
Here are some sources of help with Personal Independence »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës.
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