NEW PIP ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS/POINTS CHANGE AFTER THE NOVEMBER 2026 4 POINT RULE

Hi axab43,
With the Labour backbenchers in rebellion as reported on the News, the new Welfare Bill may not yet get passed ir will be amended again so who knows, but don't worry as soon as anything concrete is decided well let everyone know!
About your post, apologies if it took a while to publish this All posts get moderated and checked and sometimes this takes a while.
LL26

Hi roadrunner,
There have been more developments today and the Government may have U-turned on PIP reform so no one knows what's happening!
A claim for PIP is made when you initially phone up DWP or possibly go through the Job Centre and they do it for you,-ie you phone and say you want to claim PIP. Then there's either a phone conversation about where you live, if you've been in hospital, etc to establish whether you can claim benefits in general, or occasionally you will get a form asking the sane questions to fill out, then you get the disability questionnaire asking about hiw yoy can or can't complete the various descriptor tasks. An assessment is then often held before DWP make their decision. If PIP is awarded ( unless there is some unusual reason otherwise) this will get backdated to the date of the initial phone call. Sometimes unfortunately the process can take several months, but the first phone call is the important date. So....if you feel you can claim PIP do it now, nothing is going to be changed anytime soon!
I hope this helps.
LL26