Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people over 16 and under State Pension age who need additional help with daily living tasks or getting around as a result of a long-term illness, disability or mental or physical health condition. The benefit is being replaced in Scotland by Adult Disability Payment (ADP) which follows the same eligibility guidelines as PIP and is now available to all new claimants.
Following the annual benefits uprating in April, successful PIP or ADP claimants could receive between £26.90 and £172.75 each week in additional financial support and as the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £107.60 and £691.00 every payment period..
While many claimants may be aware of the list of changes in circumstances that must be reported to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in order for them to continue receiving uninterrupted payments, there are several changes that do not need to be declared. It's also worth noting that more than 319,000 existing PIP claimants in Scotland will still need to report certain changes to DWP until they have been transferred to the Social Security Scotland IT system, due to be completed by the end of 2025.
