PIP - Personal Independence Payment Awards and Payment Rates Questions and Answers

Question 1

A claimant scores the following points for the daily living component: Preparing food (4 points), Washing and bathing (3 points), Dressing and undressing (4 points), and Communicating verbally (0 points).
All other daily living activities score 0 points.
What award of the daily living component will the claimant receive?

Accepted Answer

Enhanced rate

Answer

Standard rate

Answer

No award for daily living

Answer

Awaiting further evidence

Question 2

What are the weekly payment rates for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for the 2024/2025 financial year?

Accepted Answer

Daily Living: £72.65 (standard), £108.55 (enhanced); Mobility: £28.70 (standard), £75.75 (enhanced)

Answer

Daily Living: £70.55 (standard), £105.10 (enhanced); Mobility: £27.60 (standard), £73.50 (enhanced)

Answer

Daily Living: £68.10 (standard), £101.75 (enhanced); Mobility: £26.90 (standard), £71.00 (enhanced)

Answer

Daily Living: £75.00 (standard), £112.00 (enhanced); Mobility: £30.00 (standard), £80.00 (enhanced)

Question 3

A claimant makes an initial phone call to the DWP to start their PIP claim on February 1st. They satisfy the disability conditions from that date. After assessment, they are awarded the standard rate of both components. When a decision is made in June, from which date will their PIP award be backdated?

Accepted Answer

The date of the initial phone call to claim.

Answer

The date of their assessment.

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The date the DWP makes the decision.

Answer

Three months prior to the initial phone call.

Question 4

To be entitled to PIP, a claimant must satisfy the 'required period condition' for their needs. Which of the following correctly describes this condition (excluding special rules for terminal illness)?

Accepted Answer

The claimant's needs must have existed for 3 months before entitlement can start and be likely to last for at least another 9 months.

Answer

The claimant's needs must have existed for 6 months before the claim and be likely to last for a further 6 months.

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The claimant's needs must be expected to last for at least 12 months from the date of the claim.

Answer

The claimant's needs must be certified by a GP as being present for at least 3 months prior to the assessment.

Question 5

A claimant is awarded the enhanced rate of the mobility component and the standard rate of the daily living component. What would be their total weekly PIP payment for the 2024/2025 financial year?

Accepted Answer

£148.40

Answer

£101.35

Answer

£184.30

Answer

£137.25

Question 6

Which of the following total point scores would result in an award of the standard rate for the PIP mobility component?

Accepted Answer

10 points

Answer

7 points

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12 points

Answer

4 points