These are the present charges for PIP:

Daily residing element

• Standard fee - £68.10 per week (up from £61.85)
• Enhanced fee - £101.75 per week (up from £92.40).

Mobility element

• Standard fee - £26.90 per week (up from £24.45)
• Enhanced fee - £71 per week (up from £64.50).

An individual will obtain the decrease or greater fee for every element relying on the extent of help they want, so it’s vital for folks to clarify this intimately of their software.

PIP has been changed by Adult Disability Payment (ADP) in Scotland, which is run by Social Security Scotland. The similar eligibility standards and fee charges apply.

In the PIP 2 proof kind, or in a part of the ADP software, the applicant is requested to explain how their situation impacts their capacity to hold out a number of day by day duties.

An individual’s responses will assist decide what stage of award they are going to get. But there are different issues an individual can do to enhance their probabilities of getting the best fee.

People are suggested to maintain a diary or to take common notes of how their situation impacts their on a regular basis life.

This consists of duties comparable to cooking, washing and dressing, or the power to journey someplace.

The motive for that is due to how lengthy it takes to course of an software, by the point an individual is contacted for an evaluation to find out what stage of help they want, they could battle to supply particular examples of how their situation impacts them.

It presently takes on common 14 weeks for a PIP software to be processed and 79 working days, or 15 weeks, for ADP purposes.

Those contemplating making a brand new declare could wish to hold a diary or notice too earlier than filling within the varieties, so that they have examples at hand when filling within the software.

An individual could make their notes on their cellphone or on a pc, pill, or in a pocket book or an precise diary, or on sheets of paper.

Good particulars to incorporate are what occasions of day the situation impacts an individual, and the way it impacts them bodily or mentally.

It’s additionally good to notice if the particular person wants assist from another person on account of their situation or in the event that they ever want medical help.

People who're impacted in these day by day duties by a situation could wish to think about making use of for PIP or ADP:

• Preparing, cooking or consuming meals
• Managing treatment
• Washing, bathing or utilizing the bathroom
• Dressing and undressing
• Engaging and speaking with different folks
• Reading and understanding written info
• Making choices about cash
• Planning a journey or following a route
• Moving round.

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