Updated 21 March 2013

Briefing notes

These Personal Independence Payment briefing notes set out key elements of policy and strategy relating to Personal Independence Payment and provide greater clarity on our proposals. They are intended to help people understand the Welfare Reform Act.

• Introduction (50KB)
• High level reassessment strategy (56KB) (published 14 March 2012)
• Delivery – the operational approach (47KB)
• Managing claims to Personal Independence Payment (37KB) (published 14 November 2011)
• Required period condition (34KB)
• Award durations and exceptions to fixed-term awards (36KB)
• Young people (43KB) (updated 21 November 2011)
• People aged over 65 (39KB) (updated 21 March 2013)
• Passporting from Personal Independence Payment (42KB) (updated 16 December 2011)
• Reassessments and impacts (83KB) (updated 8 January 2013 to correct postcodes for the controlled start area) – sets out the timetable for introducing Personal Independence Payment and the latest estimates of the projected caseloads
• Evaluation proposals for Personal Independence Payment (36KB) (published 13 December 2012)
• Personal Independence Payment and Carer’s Allowance (28KB) (published 8 February 2013)