The DWP has had to launch yet another review of PIP claims after an error in drafting the law means some claimants may be owed many thousands of pounds in back payments of the mobility component. However, in this case it appears the DWP will only look at your award again if you contact them and ask them to do so.
Generally, claimants who have reached pension age can’t have an award of the standard rate of the PIP mobility award increased to enhanced.
However, because the law in this regard was badly drafted, claimants who didn’t ask for an increase, but who had a PIP review at which a health assessor found they now met the criteria for an enhanced award, may be entitled to the higher rate.
You may be entitled to an increased award for the mobility part of your PIP, even if you have stopped getting PIP, if all of the following apply:
- you had your PIP claim reviewed between 8 April 2013 and 29 November 2020
- you were over State Pension age
- you received the standard rate of the mobility award
- you did not report a change in your circumstances that affected your mobility needs
- you had a health professional assessment which recommended the enhanced rate of the mobility award
- you continued to receive the standard rate of the mobility award
- your decision letter told you we could not increase your mobility award because you were over State Pension age
If you think all of this applies to you, contact the DWP and ask for your award to be looked at again.
