PIP Knowledge 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What score is required on Mobility activities to receive the enhanced rate of the Mobility component?
- 8 points
- 10 points
- 12 points (Correct answer)
- 14 points
Correct answer: 12 points
A claimant must score 12 or more points on Mobility activities to receive the enhanced rate of the Mobility component.
Question 2: Which benefit did PIP largely replace for working-age claimants in the UK?
- Incapacity Benefit
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance (Correct answer)
- Carer's Allowance
Correct answer: Disability Living Allowance
PIP replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for claimants aged 16 to 64, following the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
Question 3: How is PIP treated for income tax purposes?
- It is fully taxable
- Only the mobility component is taxable
- Only the daily living component is taxable
- It is non-taxable (Correct answer)
Correct answer: It is non-taxable
PIP is a non-taxable benefit, meaning recipients do not pay income tax on the payments they receive.
Question 4: A claimant with a terminal illness and a life expectancy of less than 12 months is assessed under which special rule?
- The Fast Track Rule
- Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) (Correct answer)
- The Compassionate Assessment Protocol
- Priority Processing Standard
Correct answer: Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI)
Special Rules for Terminal Illness allow a severely ill claimant to receive the enhanced daily living rate quickly, without a face-to-face assessment.
Question 5: When the DWP asks a claimant to complete the PIP2 form ('How your disability affects you'), within how many days must it normally be returned?
- 14 days
- 28 days (Correct answer)
- 30 days
- 42 days
Correct answer: 28 days
Claimants are given 28 days to return the PIP2 self-assessment questionnaire; failure to do so can result in a claim being disallowed.
Question 6: Which of the following aids, if used reliably, can affect how PIP descriptors are applied to a claimant?
- Only NHS-prescribed aids
- Only aids costing more than £100
- Any aid or appliance the claimant uses or could reasonably use (Correct answer)
- Only aids recommended by a specialist consultant
Correct answer: Any aid or appliance the claimant uses or could reasonably use
Assessors consider all aids and appliances a claimant uses or could reasonably be expected to use, regardless of cost or how they were obtained.
Question 7: PIP claimants who are awarded the enhanced rate of the Mobility component may be eligible for which additional benefit?
- Free bus pass
- Blue Badge parking permit
- Motability Scheme access (Correct answer)
- Council Tax Reduction only
Correct answer: Motability Scheme access
Enhanced rate Mobility component recipients can use their PIP payment to lease a car, powered wheelchair, or scooter through the Motability Scheme.
PIP Knowledge 3
What score is required on Mobility activities to receive the enhanced rate of the Mobility component?