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Completing your PIP claim form

How disabled people can apply for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This benefit is not based on income but helps to meet extra costs of disability.

Changing from DLA to PIP

If you have Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for a fixed period, you need to renew their claim before it ends.

What is happening to PIP?

The government is reviewing proposed changes to PIP. Scope opposes harmful ideas and is advocating for a fairer benefits system. Here's what it all means.

Joint civil society statement on the UC & PIP Bill

We are coming together as organisations committed to fighting poverty, providing advice, and supporting and championing the rights of disabled people, their families, and carers. 

PIP Shortfall

Scope warns of £1billion shortfall in financial support due to failure to increase benefits in line with inflation

Proposed changes to PIP

Scope response to the Government's proposed tightening up of access to PIP

I can't live the life I choose without PIP

Josie describes her experiences of the PIP process.

"My PIP assessor didn't even treat me like a human."

Carol explains the impact that her benefits assessment had on her, and why she lives in permanent fear of reassessment

Pip

Hi everyone I’ve been given quite a lot of pip and will have almost 5k backdated too . what can I spend my pip on ? and would it be really bad if I spent all my backdated pip at once ?

Discussion in PIP, DLA, and AA - 29 Feb 2024

Pip

Hi I'm in need of some advice concerning pip.i have a pip award until 2028 after watching yesterday benefit reforms couldn't work out what's happening with pip will my award stand or do I get reassed ...

Discussion in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA - 19 Mar 2025