Guidance and regulation

Guidance for health professionals carrying out PIP assessment activity and for those responsible for the quality of PIP assessments.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 April 2023

• PIP assessment guide part 1: the assessment process

  Foreword This document has been produced by the Department for Work and…

• PIP assessment guide part 2: the assessment criteria

  2.0.1 This document outlines the assessment criteria for Personal…

• PIP assessment guide part 3: health professional performance

  3.0.1 This document sets out the processes to be followed by providers to…

These easy read guides explain how you can get help from Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and how to claim it.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 April 2023

How to get VAT relief if you’re buying goods because of your disability.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 22 January 2019

Detailed guidance about PIP – the benefit for people with a health condition or disability.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 7 February 2024

Find out if you can get VAT relief if you're having building work done in your home related to your disability.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 6 January 2015

Guidance about signing up for the Disability Confident scheme, and how it can help your business.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 25 November 2019

A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 9 January 2020

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office guide for people with disabilities preparing for travel abroad

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 19 June 2019

These easy read guides explain what Access to Work is and how you can apply for it.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 7 March 2023

Easy read version of the national framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 16 May 2023

A summary of changes to PIP which affect how the Department for Work and Pensions decides PIP claims.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 4 April 2022

Medical guidance for DWP staff who make decisions on child cases for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 12 December 2023

Government guidance for local authorities in England on the effective delivery of the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 28 March 2022

Your rights as a passenger when travelling by sea and inland waterway.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 February 2022

Who is eligible to claim Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, because of Dupuytren’s contracture affecting the hand, and how to claim.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 28 March 2022

Guidance for clinicians regarding the information they are required to provide on a customer's condition, as part of the Severe Disability Group test.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 17 April 2024

A practical guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 9 April 2024

A series of example letters sent to DLA claimants to invite them to start a claim for Personal Independence Payment.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 22 December 2023

Guidance for healthcare professionals who complete medical reports for DWP or one of its assessment providers.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 20 December 2023

Guidance about how to renew your Disability Confident status.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 24 May 2021