Halide Kalfaoglu, one of Turn2us’s benefits experts says: “PIP claimants should report any changes in their condition e.g. if it gets better or worse or if the level of help, they need changes.

However, PIP rates are set to rise by 1.7 percent from April 7, 2025, which will increase the maximum amount you could get (if you claim both the higher rates) to £9,747.40.

PIP ceases to be payable after 28 days where someone is being detained in legal custody. This applies whether the offence is civil or criminal and whether they have been convicted or are on remand.

These claimants often qualify for higher PIP amounts but fail to supply the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with the necessary, current details to reassess their situation, such as ...

There are a few simple things all 3.6m people currently claiming PIP can start doing now to help protect their award, and more importantly, payments from any future changes to the disability benefit.

By the end of April 2021 there were 288,135 Scots claiming PIP - an increase of 6,347 since January, 2021 adding to an overall UK total of 2.7m claimants.

A disabled woman who struggled to claim disability benefit personal independent payment (PIP) has helped create a simple-to-use tool to help people through the “gruelling” process. Jo, a 55-year-old ...