Application and Assessment Process Flashcards
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Under what circumstances can a PIP claimant request a paper-based review instead of a face-to-face assessment?
Answer: If the assessment provider agrees sufficient evidence exists to decide without a face-to-face meeting
A paper-based (file) review can occur when the assessment provider determines that the available evidence is comprehensive enough to make a recommendation without seeing the claimant in person.
What is the Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) provision in PIP?
Answer: A fast-track route giving enhanced rate daily living to those expected to die within 12 months
Under SRTI, claimants with a terminal illness and a life expectancy of 12 months or less can receive enhanced rate daily living component without a face-to-face assessment, fast-tracked by DS1500/SR1 form.
Who can submit a PIP claim on behalf of a claimant who lacks mental capacity?
Answer: An appointee recognised by the DWP
A DWP-appointed appointee can act on behalf of a claimant who cannot manage their own affairs, making and receiving benefit decisions in their place.
How many points must a claimant score in the daily living activities to qualify for the enhanced rate daily living component?
Answer: 12 points
A score of 12 or more points across the daily living activities is required to qualify for the enhanced rate daily living component of PIP.
Which of the following is NOT one of the ten daily living activities assessed under PIP?
Answer: Driving a vehicle
Driving a vehicle is not one of the assessed activities; PIP daily living covers preparing food, taking nutrition, managing therapy, washing/bathing, managing toilet needs, dressing/undressing, communicating verbally, reading, engaging with others, and budgeting decisions.
A claimant's condition fluctuates significantly. How does PIP assess variable conditions?
Answer: On the basis of how the condition affects the claimant for the majority of the time (more than 50% of days)
PIP uses the '50% rule' — a descriptor applies if the claimant satisfies it on more than half of the days in a 12-month period.
What format are most PIP assessments conducted in following changes introduced during and after the COVID-19 pandemic?
Answer: Predominantly by telephone or video call, with face-to-face retained where needed
Since the pandemic, telephone and video assessments have become mainstream for PIP, though face-to-face assessments are still used when other formats are inappropriate.