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<p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to provide a contribution towards
the extra costs of people with long-term health conditions and disabilities and is
available irrespective of their past or current employment. The benefit is non means–tested,
non-contributory and thus paid regardless of any income or savings. It can be paid
at one of eight rates depending on the level of the individual’s needs.</p><p> </p><p>Entitlement
to PIP is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from a health condition or disability,
rather than the health condition or disability itself. Individuals can be affected
in different ways by the same condition and so the outcome of a PIP claim depends
very much on individual circumstances. Where a claimant’s needs change they may see
a higher or lower award or lose entitlement altogether.</p><p><br> As PIP is needs-based
and paid in the terms outlined above, we have no initiatives which are targeted at
veterans.</p>
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