Today, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has published the entitlement thresholds for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), the disability benefit that will replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from 2012. These are embedded below, available here as PDF: PIP assessment thresholds and consultation and will soon be available on the DWP website in a number of alternative formats. 

The document above also contains details of the consultation DWP has opened today. This is intended to seek views on the second draft of the assessment criteria for Personal Independence Payment (see both above and previous information - published in November 2011 - below). Please note, this is also available here as a PDF: PIP second draft of assessment criteria (explanatory note).

In particular, DWP are interested in views on the changes that have been made since the first draft (see ecdp’s report co-produced report on the first draft), the proposed descriptor weightings and entitlement thresholds (the above document published today) and the draft regulations. At this stage in the development process DWP state they do not envisage making significant changes to the broad principles or scope of the assessment and so are not seeking views on these.

The consultation closes on Monday 30 April and more information about how to respond is available on the DWP consultation website.