The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an important update to anyone coming to the end of their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) payment award period. The government department has developed what it is calling an ‘automated digital solution’.
Reported by the Daily Record, the 'solution' will extend PIP awards and prevent them going out of payment due to delays in award review assessments being carried out. The awards can be given for anywhere between three months and 10 years.
However, the DWP has the right to review this award at any time - the original award letter may tell you the likely review date. In a written response to a query by Apsana Begum MP, the DWP said it is currently dealing with a backlog of award reviews which has led to some awards being extended more than once.
