Passported Benefits

I previously posted on my tips page  about Personal Independence Payment. Remember its not means tested but highly dependant on your personal circumstances. Its award can lead onto passported benefits. Rather than re-write the manuals I found a great link and a table of benefits at Citizens Advice  Its well worth a read.

Here’s a brief list from their site. Its the same list DWP send. If I can find links to each individual section then I’ll add a column. For all of the benefits below you will need a live award from DWP.

Passported benefit or scheme	PIP component or rate you need to get the passported benefit
Blue Badge parking concessions without further assessment	8 points or more in the moving around activity of the mobility component
Carer’s allowance for your carer	Either rate daily living component
Carer’s National Insurance credits for your carer	Either rate daily living component
Carer’s premium for your carer in income-related benefits and the additional amount for carers in Pension Credit	Either rate daily living component
Child tax credit – disabled child element	Any rate or component paid to your child aged 16 or over
Child tax credit – severely disabled child element	Enhanced rate daily living component paid to your child aged 16 or over
Christmas Bonus	Any rate or component
Concessionary travel pass without further assessment	8 points or more in the moving around activity, or 8 points or more in the communicating verbally activity
Council tax discount disregard for severe mental impairment	Either rate daily living component
Council tax discount disregard for live in care worker	Either rate daily living component
Disability premium in Housing Benefit (HB), Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Council Tax Reduction (CTR)	Any rate or component
Enhanced disability premium in HB, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support, JSA and CTR	Enhanced rate daily living component
Severe disability premium in HB, ESA, Income Support, JSA, CTR and additional amount for severe disability in Pension Credit	Either rate daily living component
Disabled child premium in HB	Any rate or component paid to your child aged 16 or over
Motability	Enhanced rate mobility component
No non-dependant deductions in HB, ESA, Income Support, JSA and CTR	Either rate daily living component
Student eligibility for income-related ESA	Any rate or component
Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) exemption	Enhanced rate mobility component
Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) 50% reduction	Standard rate mobility component
Working Tax Credit disability element	Any rate or component
Working Tax Credit severe disability element	Enhanced rate daily living component
Working Tax Credit – defining an adult as incapacitated and a child as disabled for the childcare element	Any rate or component