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

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

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 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

Find out about VAT relief that may be available if you’re a charity buying certain goods and building work for disabled people.

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

These easy read guides explain what Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children is, how you can apply for it and what happens when a child turns 16.

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

Information for local authorities in England about the Community Discharge Grant, to help address double running costs in 2020 to 2023.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 26 October 2022

Find a sample of the form sent to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants once their claim has been registered.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 September 2013

Find a sample form and additional information for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who need extra help to make a claim.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 September 2013

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council has set out guidance on how it evaluates evidence on health risks associated with occupational exposures.

• From: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
• Updated: 15 March 2019

Guidance on carrying out a face-to-face health assessment for a Work Capability Assessment, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and Personal Independence Payment.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 15 August 2022

Find out how the data you submit in your VDPS application will be stored and used.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 17 December 2021

Find samples of the forms and notes sent to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants before their PIP end date to see if their needs have changed.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 September 2013