PIP and retirement age

sadman

Hi, I’m 65+ now and getting pip. My award given by tribunal runs out the month of March next year. At that time I will be 66+. My questions are should I renew my pip? If so when? Or should I apply again? If yes when?

Just I read at CAB website as below: “ If you’re already getting PIP when you reach State Pension age, the DWP will turn it into an indefinite award.”

Thanks in advance. 

chiarieds

You usually are invited to make a new claim, if awarded by tribunal, about 14 weeks before your current award is due to end. Should you wish to do this earlier, then your tribunal award would lapse once a decsion is made with your new claim (it wouldn't be a review).

If awarded for an 'indefinite' time, then this is for up to 10 years, with 'light touch' reviews then.

sadman

Thank you for your kind reply. But I read this at CAB website

“The DWP won’t usually review your award and will let it end if either:

• you were awarded PIP for 2 years or less
• you challenged the DWP’s decision and a tribunal awarded you PIP or increased how much you get”

So will I receive renew form before my end date of the reward? The Dwp will follow the tribunal reward period or they can make the decision against tribunal award period?

chiarieds

Hi again - as you've been awarded by a tribunal, & not the DWP, then you'll have to make a new claim. Until you have completed a new claim form, likely had an assessment, & hopefully been successful, then I don't see how you could get an award made by a tribunal extended, as this would be down to the DWP.

The DWP will make their own decision on such a new claim (there won't be a review as the DWP can't now change a tribunal's decision, & any new award may stay the same, go up/down, or be for a different length of time.)

As the part you quoted says, 'The DWP won’t usually review your award and will let it end if....you challenged the DWP’s decision and a tribunal awarded you PIP or increased how much you get'

Does that make sense know? Apologies if I wasn't too clear.

sadman

Thanks again. Don’t apologize. I need to say sorry for my lack of understanding and my English knowledge. 

My real question is, why should I apply fourteen weeks before the reward end date mentioned by the tribunal?  Thank you. 

chiarieds

The DWP send out a new claim form about 14 weeks before your award by the tribunal ends, so hopefully you have time to send this back, get an assessment & a decision before the end of this time. Otherwise your money would stop, tho if then awarded by the DWP, this would then be paid from when your payment had ceased. It's just trying to make sure you don't have a gap in your payments. So, if you don't hear from the DWP, it would be worth getting in touch with them around about that time.