Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures her Department has in place regularly to review the calculation of personal independence payment entitlement.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reviews of a claimant’s award are triggered a year before the award is due to expire where the award is on the basis of a fixed term award with a review date. Awards which are made for an ongoing period will be subject to light touch review at the 10 year point.

A claimant’s award may be reviewed following a change of circumstances reported to the Department. Reviews may result in awards going up, staying the same, reducing or ceasing altogether.

The government announced on 18^th June 2018 that we are developing new guidance, due to come into effect this summer, which will ensure people who are awarded the highest level of support under PIP – and where their needs are expected to stay the same or increase – will receive an ongoing award of PIP.