Pip Help

k2407

hi does anyone know if when your on pip if you can get a advance payment / budgeting loan? by calling the dwp etc. if your short for money at the moment of time and they jus deduct a certain ammount off your upcoming payments until its paid off like Universal Credit does?

poppy123456

You can't get an advance payment for PIP. You can only apply for those if you're claiming certain means tested benefits. 

A budgeting advance if you're claiming UC https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/on-universal-credit/budgeting-advance/

 or a budgeting loan if you're claiming either Income Related ESA/JSA or Income Support.https://www.gov.uk/budgeting-help-benefits

k2407

@poppy123456hi poppy yes i claim Pip And Universal credit so is it only UC ill be able to get a budgeting loan and not PIP? Thanks

poppy123456

It's a budgeting advance, not a budgeting loan when claiming UC. Whether you're entitled will depend on your circumstances.

When you can get a budgeting advance

You can get a budgeting advance if you need the money to help you get or stay in work - like train tickets for a job interview. If you need the money for any other reason, you’ll need to have claimed one of these benefits for 6 months or more:

• Universal Credit
• means-tested Jobseeker's Allowance,
• means-tested Employment and Support Allowance
• Income Support
• Pension Credit

You'll also need to have earned less than £2,600 in the 6 months before your application. This figure is £3,600 if you live with a partner.

You can't get a budgeting advance if you or your partner is still paying off a previous budgeting advance.

Full details here. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/on-universal-credit/budgeting-advance/