Rochdale Borough Council

From April 2013 a new benefit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), started to replace Disability Living Allowance for disabled people aged 16 to 64.

Personal Independence Payment has many similarities with Disability Living Allowance including:

• It has a daily living component, which has similarities to the current care component.
• it has a mobility component.
• It is a non-means tested tax-free payment.

What it could mean for you

• If you’re of working age and claiming this benefit you’ll be reassessed.
• The assessment is stricter which may mean a change to your benefits. View the eligibility criteria

How Personal Independence Payment will affect you

Preparing for the changes

Here are some things you may wish to consider:

• Contacting an advice agency for help on how to manage your money.
• Getting help using the internet.

Further information

The Department for Work and Pensions administer this benefit and has information available on the GOV.UK website. 

• What the changes mean and the timetable for introducing PIP

• Personal Independence Payment checklist for practitioners (86kb pdf)