PIP recipients are being alerted that their payments could be cut in certain cases. The DWP means of support assists individuals with long-standing health issues or disabilities, offering up to £184.30 weekly for the highest bracket of both daily living and mobility components.
However, if a claimant is receiving certain other ‘overlapping’ benefits, it’s possible they’ll receive less than their entitlement. The PIP manual describes this in two instances: “The PIP mobility component overlaps with War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement. The PIP daily living component overlaps with Constant Attendance Allowance.
“The overlapping benefit is always paid in full and PIP is reduced by the amount of the overlapping benefit.” If one is awarded the War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement (WPMS), which complements the War Disablement Pension, this supplement provides additional financial help for mobility requirements tied to service-related disabilities. This would lead to a decreased allocation from the mobility part of PIP, which is distributed at £28.70 per week at the standard rate and £75.75 weekly at the advanced rate.
To be eligible for Constant Attendance Allowance, you need to be in receipt of either Industrial Injuries Disability Benefit or a War Disablement Pension. This benefit caters to those requiring constant assistance like home nursing or help preparing meals and is only available if you’re deemed fully disabled.
Claimants receive a full day rate of £88.70, while the part-day rate is £44.35. There’s also an exceptional rate of £117.40 and an intermediate rate of £133.05. Those on the exceptional and intermediate rates might also be eligible for the Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance, which adds an extra £88.70 to their Constant Attendance Allowance rate.
Being on this support would reduce entitlement to the daily living part of PIP, which pays £72.65 weekly at the lower rate and £108.55 at the higher rate. According to the PIP handbook, those receiving the Armed Forces Independence Payment “will not be entitled to PIP”.
This payment is £172.75 weekly, paid every four weeks like PIP, and is part of the compensation for those injured while in service. To be eligible, one must have been seriously injured while in service on or after April 6, 2005. Government guidance advises that people can apply for PIP payments while their compensation claim is being processed.