Are you due a Personal Independence Payment?
If you become ill over a long period of time, did you know that you have the right to claim Personal Independence Payment? You could get between £21.80 – £139.75 a week to help with your cost of living.
If you have a long-term health condition or a disability and are aged 16-64 then the amount you’re getting will be regularly assessed.
Who can claim Personal Independence Payments?
This benefit is offered to those who are at a working age, i.e between 16 and 64.
In order to get this benefit you will have to attend an assessment to prove that your health issue is a long term condition. For example, you will have to have suffered from it for at least three months and you would have to prove that you will be likely to suffer for a further 9 months.
You will also need to prove that your condition affects your ability to work and earn your living.
You may get the daily living component if you need help with things like:
- preparing or eating food
- washing, bathing and using the toilet
- dressing and undressing
- reading and communicating
- managing your medicines or treatments
- making decisions about money
- engaging with other people
How to claim a Personal Independence Payment?
There is no way of receiving Personal Independence Payments without an assessment unless you are terminally ill. You will be assessed by a health professional who will report back to Government. The Government will then decide how much you are entitled to.
To begin the process you will need to free call the DWP on 08009172222.
You will need to have this information ready:
- contact details and date of birth
- National Insurance number
- bank or building society details
- doctor’s or health worker’s name
- details of any time you’ve spent abroad, or in a care home or hospital
You’ll be sent a ‘How your condition affects you’ form. It comes with notes to help you fill it in. Return the form to DWP – the address is on the form.
