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Personal Independence Payment (abbreviated PIP) is a welfare benefit in the United Kingdom which is available to help with costs caused by a health condition or disability. It is non-means-tested, non-contributory, and can be paid whether the recipient is employed or not. PIP is based upon the effects of a condition on a person rather than the condition itself. PIP was introduced in 2013 by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and replaces the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from 8 April 2013 for people aged 16 to 64 and is being phased in over the following few years. PIP is to replace Disability Living Allowance gradually, first with an initial pilot in selected areas of north-west and north-east England which began in April 2013. A full roll-out across Great Britain was planned for October 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dwp.gov.uk/policy/disability/personal-independence-payment/ )〕 This roll out has been delayed, and ministers announced that the roll out would happen 'more gradually' than originally planned. There are two components of DLA: daily living and mobility needs. Each component can be paid at standard or enhanced rates.〔https://www.gov.uk/pip/what-youll-get〕 == Claiming PIP == Claims will usually be started over the phone. Most people claiming PIP are required to undergo assessments to prove their eligibility for the benefit. The tests must be passed three months prior to claiming and claimants must be able to satisfy the requirements of the test for a period of at least nine months after their claim. Payments are varied according to the severity of disability as decided by the tests and relate to ability to carry out daily living activities and level mobility. Claimants are also required to undergo periodic re-assessments to ensure ongoing eligibility for the benefit; depending on the type of disability, a person may be given a short award of up to two years or longer PIP award which would last for up to five or ten years.〔 PIP is not available to children under 16 and PIP claimants must apply before they turn 65 years old as new PIP claims cannot be made after that age. DLA continues for children, and for existing recipients aged 64 or over on 8 April 2013; other people currently receiving DLA will be asked to claim PIP instead at some point.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.gov.uk/pip )〕 Responsibility for the tests has been outsourced by the DWP to two private companies, Atos Healthcare in the North of England, London, Southern England and Scotland, and Capita Business Services Ltd in Central England, Wales and Northern Ireland.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Personal Independence Payment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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