Benefits PIP Sick payments

jo1984

Hi, I have a question, not sure if anyone can help but hopefully someone may be able to help.

So basically one of my family friends is suing the NHS because of malpractice, so long story short, when she was at work she started having chest pains so she was taking to the hospital by some very rude paramedics who did not help but when she got there all the did was give her a x-ray and said she had a trapped nerve and sent her home but over the next 12 hours she was still in a lot of pain and than she collapsed and once again paramedics come and it was discovered that she was having a heart attack and had been all day with early warning signs but by this time her heart had been damaged and she now has death syndrome where she could drop dead at any point so she sued them, for me rightly so. So she can not work and gets sick benefits and pip but the question is will she have to pay the money back for both from her compensation. Because I think she would have to pay the sick benefits back but I thought she would not have to pay PIP back also when I sue my ex boss for wrongful dismissal I was told at the time I would not have to pay back the DWP because it was settled out of court but if I went court I would have to pay them back but not sure if that is still the case still. Any advice will be gratefully appreciated.

Trevor_PIP

@jo1984 no expert, but she won't have to pay the PIP back as she got PIP on her condition, which she will still have when she gets her compensation. PIP is not means tested so the compensation will not stop it either.

Regarding other benefits, if means tested, would stop when she receives the compensation, but again she will not have to pay back what she has already claimed. Example - Some people on UC get a large amount of inheritance money, their UC will stop but they don't have to pay back what they have already claimed...

It is what you have said about the court I am not sure about!

Kimi87

Yes payment of some compensation does come alongside repayment to DWP.

I was in a car accident a few years ago, any benefits I received as a direct result of the accident would have been repayable to DWP as part of the settlement.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cru

As I was already on them, zero was due to the DWP.

I would advise she asks the solicitor and/or a local welfare rights organisation.

https://advicefinder.turn2us.org.uk/

jo1984

Thank you that is very helpful. Jo

Trevor_PIP

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1083932#Comment_1083932

Sorry I got it wrong, I was going to look into it for interest, but I've got a health issue currently.