Six changes you do not need to report to the DWP if you claim PIP and six you do

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit available to individuals over 16 and under the State Pension age who require additional assistance with daily tasks or mobility due to a long-term illness, disability, or mental or physical health condition. People who can claim it can get a boost to their income.

Successful claims for PIP can result in recipients receiving between £28.70 and £184.30 per week in extra financial support. While many claimants may be aware of the list of changes in circumstances that must be reported to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to ensure uninterrupted payments, there are several changes that do not need to be declared, the Daily Record reports.

There are, however, others that do need to be reported. Here is a handy guide.

Changes you do not need to report to DWP

Since PIP is not a means-tested benefit and can be paid whether the claimant is working or not, so there is no need to inform the DWP if you:

• Start a new job

• Stop claiming other benefits

• Change roles at work - unless the amount of help you need has changed

• Leave a job

• Are made redundant

• Take retirement

Changes you must report to DWP

However, guidance on the GOV.UK website states you must contact the PIP enquiry line if:

• Your personal details change - for example, your name, address or doctor

• The help you need or your condition changes

• Your condition has worsened and you’re not expected to live more than six months

• You go into hospital or a care home

• You go abroad (for more than four weeks)

• You are imprisoned or held in detention

How to report a change of circumstances to DWP

Before making the call you will need your National Insurance number, bank account details and GP name and address in order for the DWP to verify your identity.

• Telephone: 0800 121 4433 (option 5)

• Textphone: 0800 121 4493

• Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 121 4433

• Video relay service for British Sign Language (BSL) users - check you can use the service here.