There are several changes in circumstances people receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about or risk losing their benefit entitlement
There are several changes in circumstances people receiving Personal Independence Payments must tell the Department for Work and Pensions about or risk losing their benefit entitlement and having regular payments paused or stopped. Changing your name, doctor, health professional or address do not need to be reported to the DWP and will have no impact on your payments or your award.
Here is a comprehensive guide to all the changes in circumstances and whether you need to contact the DWP about them. If a claimant is in hospital or a similar institution at the date entitlement to PIP starts, PIP is not payable until they are discharged. There is no link for the mobility component because payment is not affected when in a care home. Both components of PIP will stop being paid after a total of 28 days in hospital. The daily living component of PIP will stop being paid after a total of 28 days in a care home.
Detained in legal custody PIP ceases to be payable after 28 days where someone is being detained in legal custody. This applies whether the offence is civil or criminal and whether they have been convicted or are on remand. Change of account PIP is paid into The DWP needs full details of the of the name and address of the new bank or building society along with details of the new account including the name of the account, the account number and the sort code or roll number.
Change of address This change, providing it is not a hospital or nursing home will not affect eligibility or payment of PIP. It is important that the DWP hold the most up-to-date details for the claimant.
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