PIP MCQ 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many points must you score in the Daily Living activities to qualify for the enhanced Daily Living component of PIP?
- 8 points
- 10 points
- 12 points (Correct answer)
- 15 points
Correct answer: 12 points
You need 12 or more points from Daily Living activities to qualify for the enhanced Daily Living component.
Question 2: Which of the following is NOT one of the ten Daily Living activities assessed for PIP?
- Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition
- Preparing food
- Driving a vehicle (Correct answer)
- Communicating verbally
Correct answer: Driving a vehicle
Driving a vehicle is not a PIP daily living activity; the ten activities cover self-care and daily functioning, not driving.
Question 3: What happens to your PIP claim if you are admitted to a care home funded by a local authority?
- PIP continues at full rate
- PIP is suspended after 28 days (Correct answer)
- PIP stops immediately
- Only the mobility component continues
Correct answer: PIP is suspended after 28 days
PIP is suspended after 28 days in a local-authority-funded care home, though you can re-apply when you leave.
Question 4: Under PIP, 'reliably' means completing an activity in which of the following ways?
- Quickly, safely, repeatedly, and to an acceptable standard (Correct answer)
- Safely and repeatedly only
- To an acceptable standard without assistance
- Quickly and without pain
Correct answer: Quickly, safely, repeatedly, and to an acceptable standard
PIP descriptors require that activities be completed safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and in a reasonable time period.
Question 5: Which Mobility activity descriptor scores the highest single points value (12 points)?
- Cannot stand and then move more than 50 metres
- Cannot plan and follow journeys due to overwhelming psychological distress
- Cannot stand and then move more than 1 metre (Correct answer)
- Needs supervision to be able to walk outdoors
Correct answer: Cannot stand and then move more than 1 metre
Being unable to stand and then move more than 1 metre scores 12 points in the Mobility component, qualifying for the enhanced rate.
Question 6: What is the standard rate of the Mobility component of PIP (2024/25 rate)?
- £24.45 per week (Correct answer)
- £68.10 per week
- £101.75 per week
- £45.60 per week
Correct answer: £24.45 per week
The standard Mobility rate is £24.45 per week (2024/25), while the enhanced rate is £71.00 per week.
Question 7: If a PIP claimant disagrees with a decision, what is the FIRST formal step they must take before appealing to a tribunal?
- Submit a complaint to the DWP Chief Executive
- Request a Mandatory Reconsideration (Correct answer)
- Contact their MP
- Apply for Universal Credit instead
Correct answer: Request a Mandatory Reconsideration
Before appealing to an independent tribunal, claimants must first request a Mandatory Reconsideration from the DWP.
PIP MCQ 2
How many points must you score in the Daily Living activities to qualify for the enhanced Daily Living component of PIP?