. The payments can be worth as much as £172.75 a week, so if you don't claim it already, it could be a good idea to check if you're eligible. 1 People with long-term health conditions can get help through PIP Credit: Getty PIP is available to those aged 16 or over but have not yet reached the state pension age. Crucially, you must also have a health condition or disability where you either have had difficulties with daily living or getting around - or both- for three months. You should also expect these difficulties to continue for at least nine months (unless you're terminally ill with less than 12 months to live). But even if you've got an active claim for PIP, there are some scenarios where they can be stopped. Tom Farquhar, benefits information specialist at disability charity Scope, has shed light on four of them. He said: "When it comes to your PIP there are certain changes that you might need to report to stop your benefit being cut off by the DWP. "There are risks associated with not reporting a change in your situation, including overpayment or even prosecution. "That's why it's important to report the following changes to DWP as soon as possible." Going into hospital If you have to go into hospital for more than 28 days, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will pause your PIP. However, if you are under 18 or paying for a private hospital stay, payments won't be stopped. Tom said: "If you go back to hospital within 28 days of leaving, it will count as the same stay and add up." As an example, someone might go to hospital for 20 days and then go home. After 10 days at home, they might go back into hospital. The DWP would stop paying this person PIP if they were in hospital for more than eight days. The same 28-day rule applies if you){kind=link}
MILLIONS suffering from long-term health conditions or disabilities get extra help through Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The payments can be worth as much as £172.75 a week, so if you don’t claim it already, it could be a good idea to check if you’re eligible.
PIP is available to those aged 16 or over but have not yet reached the state pension age.
Crucially, you must also have a health condition or disability where you either have had difficulties with daily living or getting around – or both- for three months.
You should also expect these difficulties to continue for at least nine months (unless you’re terminally ill with less than 12 months to live).