PIP assessments can be conducted in person, over the phone or by video call.
Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Mims Davies MP has given reassurance that all health professionals conducting Personal Independence Payment assessments “receive comprehensive training in disability analysis” which also includes “specific training on mental health conditions and how to identify their impact on claimants’ ability to carry out the activities in the assessment”.
How to prepare for any type of PIP assessment If you are invited to attend a PIP assessment - as part of a new claim or an award review - it could be in-person, over the phone or by video call. Successful PIP claimants could receive between £28.70 and £184.30 every week - as PIP is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £114.80 and £737.20 every pay period.
A health professional will carry out your assessment, write a report and send it to the DWP decision maker. During the telephone assessment you may be asked to describe how you complete simple tasks such as preparing and cooking food, getting washed and dressed and how you move around outside the home. Don’t rush to respond, remember they are looking at your claim form and asking the same questions you have already answered.
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