State support and coronavirus - a trade union guide (June 2020)

Chapter 3

What is Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

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Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can help with some of the extra costs caused by ill-health or disability, including those which result from long-term consequences of coronavirus. The amount you get depends on how your condition affects you, not the condition itself. It is replacing the former benefit, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people of working age.


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