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Written question asked by Debbie Abrahams (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 January 2018 (named day). It was answered by Sarah Newton (Conservative) on Monday, 29 January 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Written Statement of 19 January 2018, HCWS414, whether applicants will be entitled to a reassessment if they were given the standard rate of the PIP mobility component after the February 2017 changes to PIP regulations, where the cause of the claim was psychological distress.

Answer

As part of implementing the MH Upper Tribunal judgment, the Department for Work and Pensions will carry out an administrative exercise in order to ensure that claimants receive the correct award. We will be going through all cases in receipt of PIP and all decisions made since the judgment in MH to identify anyone who may be entitled to more as a result of the judgment. This review will include claimants who are currently receiving the standard rate of the PIP mobility component and experience psychological distress.

The Department will directly contact anyone who is affected and additional payments will be backdated to the effective date in each claim. The effective date will be either the date of the claim or the date of the MH judgment (November 2016), whichever is the later date. Claimants do not need to write to DWP in order to receive the correct award.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124307
Session
2017-19
Related items
Welfare
Friday, 19 January 2018
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
Mental health Personal independence payment
Link
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