Will moving house effect my pip

Mumbles111

Hi I'm on high rate pip and I live in a house I struggle with arthritis and spine problems. The house I'm in is to big and I struggle just cutting the grass and hoovering up. If I move into a bungalow will it effect my pip. What I mean I presume I achieved points for struggling with the stairs walking up them ect. My next assessment will they now deduct points of me saying you don't have stairs any more. I'm very worried as I'm getting on in age now and I have other health problems but I can't manage a house but if I get removed of pip I'm basically unemployable. I just think with everything that read in papers ect about cut backs on pip and benefits will they use not having stairs against me. Thanks for any help.

Rosie_Scope

Hi @Mumbles111, it's difficult to say for certain, but your PIP wouldn't necessarily have been be awarded a higher score due to your problems with stairs. If you take a look at the descriptors for moving about, do they still apply to you? https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-system

Especially consider whether you can move around without pain repeatedly, reliably and safely.

They're usually looking for whether your daily activities are difficult due to your conditions, so if you're still struggling to walk distances or undertake other activities, it's likely you'd still score points for these even if you're not having to climb the stairs any more.

If you think that the move would mean your conditions would improve, then that might affect your points. But I wouldn't think that living in a bungalow would count against you if your conditions stay the same.

SheffieldMan1976

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/145951/will-moving-house-effect-my-pip

I wouldn't worry too much, even the DWP aren't stupid enough to sanction a severely disabled adult.