Pip review if you are a pensioner

Joetel

Told by my neighbor about pensioners only having light touch assessments every ten years. Haven’t Hurd anything on the news.im a pensioner on pip and I’m due the dreaded face to face soon.anyone else Hurd this

April2018mom

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steve51

Hi @Joetel

Good Evening it’s great to meet you today.

I’m one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.

There is some info below for you with regards to pip assessment for pensioners.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-of-pensioners-to-benefit-from-pip-assessment-overhaul

@steve51

Joetel

How do they no if your condition is unlikely to change if you don’t have a face to face

Joetel

So not all pensioners have the ten year light touch

Government_needs_reform

@Joetel this might shed a little further light on this subject, people with stable conditions and on both standard rates are also getting ongoing awards if the disability's are stable.

Mostly people on enhanced both rates are getting an ongoing award.

This might help you understand a little more.

Joetel

Just had a response from scope with some information regarding pip assessments.all pensioners are on a ten year light touch from the 9 July. 

Government_needs_reform

Joetel said:

Just had a response from scope with some information regarding pip assessments.all pensioners are on a ten year light touch from the 9 July. 

@Joetel this is what their talking about.

Thousands of pensioners to benefit from PIP assessment overhaul

Unnecessary reassessments for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are today (9 July 2019) being scrapped for around 290,000 disabled pensioners.

See in full here 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-of-pensioners-to-benefit-from-pip-assessment-overhaul

Joetel

For the new guidelines on pip how long is a stable condition

Joetel

I am a pensioner on pip (66)my review is due in November 2020.will I have to go for a face to face or will I be covered by the ten year light touch for pensioners 

poppy123456

Joetel said:

I am a pensioner on pip (66)my review is due in November 2020.will I have to go for a face to face or will I be covered by the ten year light touch for pensioners 

Read the link above. PIP reviews are scrapped for all pensioners. You're covered for the 10 year light touch award.

Joetel

Thanks poppy read the link but wasn’t sure