New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show by the end of April 2023, there are now 3.3 million people across Great Britain claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The latest statistics also indicate more than half a million people of State Pension age are also in receipt of PIP.
Some 520,081 older people in Scotland, England and Wales are getting support of between £107.60 and £691.00 every four-week pay period. It’s important to be aware that new claims for PIP have been replaced in Scotland by Adult Disability Payment, so the figures could be higher as more existing claimants are transferred from DWP to the devolved Social Security Scotland IT system.
Many people nearing State Pension age may not be aware that a change to PIP guidance in 2019 states that “claimants whose review would have taken place when they were of State Pension age means that they are now generally awarded ongoing awards”.
