PIP amount?
zerocat24
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Hi everyone
I have received a text this morning saying I have been awarded PIP (hooray) - I phoned the helpline number to find out how much I would get (as advised by a thread I saw online) but I am confused - is the amount stated (£691) my first payment plus back pay? I applied on December 28th, so it's just shy of ten weeks. So by my (not very good) Maths, I am just on the low rate of daily living component? (Which would be wrong anyway as I am physically disabled, but wouldn't suprise me with all the horror stories I've heard)
Does anyone have any experience of this? I know I can just wait for the letter but I'm really impatient ha ha.
Many thanks
Zerocat
I have received a text this morning saying I have been awarded PIP (hooray) - I phoned the helpline number to find out how much I would get (as advised by a thread I saw online) but I am confused - is the amount stated (£691) my first payment plus back pay? I applied on December 28th, so it's just shy of ten weeks. So by my (not very good) Maths, I am just on the low rate of daily living component? (Which would be wrong anyway as I am physically disabled, but wouldn't suprise me with all the horror stories I've heard)
Does anyone have any experience of this? I know I can just wait for the letter but I'm really impatient ha ha.
Many thanks
Zerocat
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£691 is exactly 4 weeks of enhanced for both components.
PIP is paid 4-weekly so I would wager you have been put on that rate, and that this is your first 4 week payment.
So, good news hopefully!0 -
Hi @zerocat24 - & welcome to the community. This sounds like really good news, as £691 is the amount you'll receive every 4 weeks for the enhanced rate for both the daily living & mobility component as you can see here: https://www.gov.uk/pip/how-much-youll-get so this is your 1st payment. The amount due from when you first rang to claim PIP will be paid separately.
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66Mustang said:£691 is exactly 4 weeks of enhanced for both components.
PIP is paid 4-weekly so I would wager you have been put on that rate, and that this is your first 4 week payment.
So, good news hopefully!
But that does fill me with a quiet hope!0 -
chiarieds said:Hi @zerocat24 - & welcome to the community. This sounds like really good news, as £691 is the amount you'll receive every 4 weeks for the enhanced rate for both the daily living & mobility component as you can see here: https://www.gov.uk/pip/how-much-youll-get so this is your 1st payment. The amount due from when you first rang to claim PIP will be paid separately.
If this is the case, I'll consider myself very very very lucky!!!! Still can't quite believe it given how much trouble I've seen so many other people having.1 -
Welcome to the community @zerocat24! Hope this means what we think it means keeping everything crossed for you!0
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zerocat24 said:Hi everyone
I have received a text this morning saying I have been awarded PIP (hooray) - I phoned the helpline number to find out how much I would get (as advised by a thread I saw online) but I am confused - is the amount stated (£691) my first payment plus back pay? I applied on December 28th, so it's just shy of ten weeks. So by my (not very good) Maths, I am just on the low rate of daily living component? (Which would be wrong anyway as I am physically disabled, but wouldn't suprise me with all the horror stories I've heard)
Does anyone have any experience of this? I know I can just wait for the letter but I'm really impatient ha ha.
Many thanks
Zerocat0 -
@zerocat24
Oh that’s great news I’m so pleased for you. I hope you treat yourself to something nice with your backpay when it arrives.
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woodbine said:wkd said:zerocat24 said:Hi everyone
I have received a text this morning saying I have been awarded PIP (hooray) - I phoned the helpline number to find out how much I would get (as advised by a thread I saw online) but I am confused - is the amount stated (£691) my first payment plus back pay? I applied on December 28th, so it's just shy of ten weeks. So by my (not very good) Maths, I am just on the low rate of daily living component? (Which would be wrong anyway as I am physically disabled, but wouldn't suprise me with all the horror stories I've heard)
Does anyone have any experience of this? I know I can just wait for the letter but I'm really impatient ha ha.
Many thanks
Zerocat0
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