Your thoughts on the PIP consultation are still valuable. Don’t forget that the same principles are likely to apply for anyone being transferred from DLA over coming years.
The second set of questions are:
Chapter 2 – Consultation questions
Q9. Do you think the need for an aid or appliance is a good/bad indicator of extra ongoing costs and why?
Q10. Do you think the need for prompting is a good/bad indicator of extra ongoing costs and why?
Q11. Do you think people who accumulate low points across activities have the same level of extra costs as those who score highly in one or more activities?
Q12. Do you think any of the PIP activities measure similar functions and could be merged?
Q13. Do you think any of the PIP activities should be removed or re-written and why?
Q14. Should we consider adding any new activities? If so, which activities should be added and why?
Q15. Do you think the current entitlement thresholds levels are set at the right levels to define the need for Government financial support and why?
Q16. What are your views on changing the length of the current three-month qualifying period for PIP which is used to establish that the functional effects of a health condition or impairment have been present for a certain time period before entitlement can start?
Q17. What are your views on retaining, removing, or changing the length of the current nine-month prospective test which is used to determine if the functional effects of a health condition or impairment are likely to continue long-term?
You can send your thoughts to me for a combined response or make your own at respond online via the form or consultation.modernisingsupport@DWP.GOV.UK