Moving from DLA to PIP – coping with income changes

If you were getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and have been reassessed for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), your income might have changed. Find out more about ways you can manage your money to cope with your new circumstances.

If your PIP award has reduced or stopped

If you’re now having to manage on less money, read our guide Moving from DLA to PIP – what to do if your award is reduced or stopped.

In Scotland, if you’re aged over 18, getting Disability Living Allowance  Scotland and want to know more about moving to the new Adult Disability Payment, read mygov.scot guide DLA to Adult Disability Payment.

If your PIP award is more than you got on DLA

Your health needs or disability might have increased since your last assessment.

If your PIP award is more than you were getting on DLA, you might now qualify for extra help that wasn’t available before.

Extra benefits and help if your PIP award has increased

If you’re now getting the enhanced rate of the mobility component of PIP – also called the mobility allowance – you might qualify for help with transport costs. This will be through Motability Scheme or the Blue Badge parking scheme.

You might also qualify for discounts on public transport if you’re getting any rate of PIP.

Disability premiums

If you’re now getting the daily living component of PIP, you might be entitled to extra disability premiums. This is if you’re getting certain benefits, including:

  • Housing Benefit
  • Income Support
  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance.

Not everyone can claim disability premiums. To find out if you might qualify, see the Turn2us website

Your local Citizens Advice can carry out a full benefits check to make sure you’re getting everything you’re entitled to.

Charitable grants if your PIP award has increased

You might also qualify for charitable help and grants to help with the extra costs of your illness or disability.

See if you can get a reduction on your Council Tax bill

You can get a reduction on your Council Tax bill if you’re disabled, and you need to live in a larger home than you would otherwise need. If you’re the only adult in your household, or you only share your home with a live-in carer, you can get 25% off your Council Tax bill.

Find out more about the Disabled Band Reduction Scheme on the GOV.UK website

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