Chapter 4: Personal independence payment

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A. General points

1. What is personal independence payment?

Re-assessment of existing DLA claimants – Box B.5

PIP and other help – Box B.6

2. Do you qualify?

3. Age limits

4. The required period condition

Terminal illness – Box B.7

5. How much do you get?

6. Does anything affect what you get?

7. If you go into hospital

8. If you go into a care home

B. The PIP assessment

9. What is the PIP assessment?

10. The daily living component

11. What are daily living activities?

Daily living activities – Box B.8

12. The mobility component

13. What are mobility activities?

Mobility activities – Box B.9

C. Claims, payments & appeals

14. How do you claim?

Completing the form – How your disability affects you – Box B.10

15. How your claim is assessed

16. The decision

17. If you are not happy with the decision

18. How are you paid?

19. What if your condition changes?

20. Reviewing your claim

21. What happens when your award is due to end?

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