Skip to main content
Guidance

PIP quick guide for support organisations

A quick guide to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), providing information for support organisations.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
3 September 2013
Last updated:
3 April 2023
Show all updates

  1. Updated eligibility for special rules for end of life from 6 months to 12 months. The SR1 form has replaced the DS1500.

  2. Updated the guide to reflect the change to the eligible age range for PIP.

  3. References to 'Atos' changed to 'Independent Assessment Services'.

  4. Updated the English version with information about the British Sign Language (BSL) Video Relay Service trial - new guide is version 15, dated May 2016.

  5. Updated the English version with information about existing DLA claimants and PIP from July 2015.

  6. Updated the English version of the PIP quick guide with information about extending reassessments of Disability Living Allowance claimants for PIP from 13 July 2015.

  7. Published revised PDFs with new postcode areas effective from 25 May 2015, 22 June 2015 and 27 July 2015..

  8. Published revised PDFs with new postcode areas effective from 30 March 2015.

  9. Published revised PDFs with new postcode areas and details of the next roll out of PIP reassessments.

  10. Replaced English guide with revised version with changes to reassessing existing DLA claimants postcode areas.

  11. Updated for the extension of PIP reassessment to new areas from 17 November 2014.

  12. Quick Guide (including text only and local authority versions) updated with new information on how long to expect claims to take and new processes for special rules for terminal illness claims.

  13. Details added to quick guides about extending reassessment areas. DWP will ask existing DLA claimants to claim PIP instead, under certain conditions.

  14. Removed audio version and graphic rich Welsh version.

  15. Amended the reassessment dates in quick guides for support organisations, local authorities, MPs, carers and health professions.

  16. We are delaying the reassessment for some DLA claimants by 3 weeks until 28 October, following the consultation on the PIP ‘moving around’ assessment criteria, to give the government more time to consider responses and to respond.

  17. First published.

This publication was withdrawn on

This guidance was withdrawn on 15 April 2024.

This guidance has been withdrawn as it is out of date. You can find information about Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in the PIP guidance and PIP handbook.

Documents

PIP quick guide for support organisations

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78153-620-9

HTML

Details

This PIP guide is aimed primarily at advisers. It provides information on:

  • who is eligible for PIP
  • how the claim process works
  • how the rate is calculated

The PIP toolkit gives more information about PIP for support organisations and claimant advisers.

Sign up for emails or print this page