Are You on DLA? – it’s being replaced
by Personal Independence Payments (PIP)
The new PIP benefit is being introduced to replace DLA
for everyone over 16 and under 65
Timetable
People who currently receive
DLA will be invited to apply for PIP as follows:-
New applications from June 2013; Existing DLA fixed awards to be
replaced with PIP from October 2013; Remaining (indefinite or lifetime
awards) from October 2015.
PIP
ia based on two components: daily living and mobility;
Each component has two rates:
- Standard
and Enhanced
Weekly payment rates: Daily Living – Standard (8 points) - £53.00 Enhanced (12 points) - £79.15: Mobility - Standard (8 points) - £21.00 Enhanced (12 points) - £55.25
When you are invited to
claim PIP:- register by telephone to
start claim and supply relevant information:-
Date of birth; national insurance
number, GP address and details; contact number; diagnosis; bank a/c details;
etc.
A medical questionnaire is
then sent to you and you have one month
from the date of issue to complete and return it. You may then be sent for a face to face interview with ATOS. (DWP
estimates that 75% of claimants will be assessed face to face.)
A points system (similar to ESA) will be used to establish if you are
entitled to PIP and if so, which rate you are entitled to. The assessment will be carried out at an ATOS
Centre (not York Place) or at your home if your GP says you have a medical
reason for not attending the Atos Centre. Any award will normally be for a fixed period eg 9 months 1 or 2 years, etc.
There are no plans to replace
DLA for children under 16 or for those aged 65 and over on 8
April 2013.
Details of the points system
and further information available from Donald at the Stafford Centre (0131 557
0718)
