I had mental illnes for 10 years but i have awarded with PIP only in 2024

RickyKosmo

Hello everyone , i had mental illness for 10 years , i have a questione if i was diagnosted with mental illness 10 years ago and every year its gets worse and worse i tried alot of medicine but none of them help to be honest , and i got awarded with PIP only in 2024 is there any chance i can get money for 10 years of having that illness from PIP because i found out about PIP only last year in September.

poppy123456

Unfortunately not. No one is automatically entitled to PIP, unless they have a terminal illness, with 12 months or less left to live. It will only be paid from the date you rang to start your claim. 

noman

Question answered in your other thread here https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/116398/is-pip-pays-backdated-for-10-years#latest

Albus_Scope

Heya @RickyKosmo I can see our regulars have already answered your question, but I wanted to pop in and say a quick hello and welcome to the community. Congratulations on your PIP award.