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Certain groups of older people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with an award for the lower rate of mobility element may be able to ask the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to look again at their claim following a recent change in the law. People over State Pension age may also be entitled to an increased award for the mobility part of PIP even if they have stopped getting the benefit. ‌

However, it’s important to be aware that the change in law only relates to claimants over State Pension age and their entitlement to the enhanced mobility award. New DWP guidance explains that it only applies to PIP claims that were reviewed between April 8, 2013 and November 20, 2020. ‌

This change in law follows a tribunal ruling on May 22, 2020 which identified an unint

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