Essential tips for new and existing PIP, Adult Disability Payment and Attendance Allowance claimants.
A former employee at the Department for Work and Pensions with over 40 years experience dealing with State Pension, working age and disability benefits has shared some insider tips which could help people making a new claim for additional financial support. These might prove invaluable as the number of people in receipt of disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment , Adult Disability Payment and Attendance Allowance continues to reach record-breaking highs across Great Britain.
Online claims for PIP , ADP and Attendance Allowance can make it easier to save a copy to your home computer or laptop, but for people completing a paper-based form should make a copy before submitting it. The form can help remind you of the original responses you gave to the daily living and mobility questions, but more importantly, it can help you explain how your condition affects you now - especially if your circumstances have changed and your health has declined or you have developed other issues.
For Attendance Allowance claims she added: “It is advisable to get all your medical evidence sorted out before you start completing the form.” Latest Attendance Allowance News The welfare expert said the most important reason for keeping a copy of your original claim form is to ensure that you “do not give any conflicting evidence when it comes to a review, which may give DWP reason to scrutinise your case further”.
A successful new claim for Attendance Allowance is worth either £72.65 or £108.55 each week and as the benefit is usually paid every four weeks, this amounts to either £290.60 or £434.20 every pay period. Find out more about making a new claim here.
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