Income support and PIP

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These Work Focussed Interviews are a mandatory requirement for Income Support claimants, usually every three years, however, they cannot require your son to seek work.

I assume your son lives with you, if both of you

- have a PIP Daily Living award, or DLA Medium Care or higher
- and no one else lives with you

then he may be eligible for the Severe Disability Premium to be added to his IS, another £65+ a week.

If you think he is then he should contact the Income Support Helpline, there is a short form to complete, which can be done over the phone, about his living arrangements. Payments should be backdated to when his PIP award was made.

Gordon