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Does daily living component change if I live independently from my parent

Hi I am currently living with my mother I am a below knee Amputee and currently get the daily living component at standard rate.
i am 24 yrs old and have been offered a bungalow with a wet room to help me as my parents house has stairs
as I am using an appliance and aids in daily life will my move affect my daily living component
thanks for reading
i am 24 yrs old and have been offered a bungalow with a wet room to help me as my parents house has stairs
as I am using an appliance and aids in daily life will my move affect my daily living component
thanks for reading
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The rules say "describe the assistance you need whether you get it or not."
Just as the condition that causes disability is irrelevant, so is any help you might get.
However, as I found out, they might say "If you aren't getting help then you obviously don't need any." Presumably they choose to believe that if you haven't died of starvation then you can feed yourself.
Logically, if you move out then your needs will increase.
The point is they might try it on and you might have to fight them. You would win though.
Doesn't the "I" in PIP mean independence after all?
i moved out out when it was DLA. No one questioned it and my money stayed the same.
As everyone has said, your move shouldn't affect your PIP. People do get reassessed as we know, but the number of points you get is based on lots of things, as other forum users have explained - you get points for using aids and appliances, and you get points because things take you longer than other people, or because it may not be safe for you to do things by yourself (even if, in practice, you do).
As others have pointed out, it isn't about whether you actually get help in practice, but about what you need. And your move doesn't change any of the things you can or cannot do. For example, you didn't get points for washing and bathing because your parents' bathroom was upstairs, you get them because of safety issues whilst washing, or because you need assistance to wash or get into/out of the bath/shower. The fact that you now have a wet room doesn't change the fact that you might need help to get in or out of a normal bath or shower, for example.
Hope this helps.
Will