Daily Mirror Top News｜英国就业与养老金部大臣就影响50万申请人的个人独立津贴（PIP）发布最新动态

The DWP has issued an update regarding PIP (Personal Independence Payment). The benefit assists people living with a long-term health condition or disability, providing up to 05750 each four-week pay period.

DWP minister Torsten Bell addressed the Work and Pensions Committee about raising the state pension age, and the Government's measures to support people required to work longer as a consequence. The access age is rising from 66 to 67 between April 2026 and April 2028. Further legislation is in place for another increase to 68 between 2044 and 2046.

Mr Bell was questioned about those nearing retirement age who may find it difficult to work due to health conditions, and what assistance is available to them. In his reply, he discussed the support available to people of working age: "We have a benefit system that is there to support in those circumstances.

"In practice, those are different circumstances for different people. We have a means-tested benefit system aiming to provide some support but, as you are rightly hinting at, at a significantly lower level than we do to pensioners, but then we also have parts of the benefit system that are aiming to target ill health or disability characteristics that could affect all age groups but are more likely to affect those in later life.

"That is why we have about 500,000 people in England and Wales on PIP who are 60 to 64." If you're nearing state pension age while managing a health condition, it could be worthwhile investigating whether you qualify for this support.

PIP offers assistance towards the additional expenses of living with a health condition or disability. The benefit is not means-tested. The payment comprises a daily living component and a mobility component, each with lower and higher rates determined by your requirements.

You may receive one component while not qualifying for the other.

Here are the present weekly amounts for PIP , which will rise by 1.7 per cent in April, alongside other benefits:

Daily living element

Mobility element

If you are of state pension age and you have a health condition, you might be able to apply for Attendance Allowance if you require assistance from another person with your care. This pays either 0573.90 or 05110.40 weekly.

You may also want to verify your eligibility for Pension Credit, which is open to those of state pension age with a low income. This supplements your earnings and grants access to other Government assistance, with the typical claim worth 054,300 annually in support.

英国就业与养老金部（DWP）就个人独立津贴（PIP）发布了最新消息。该项福利旨在帮助长期患病或残障人士，每四周支付周期最高可提供750英镑补助。

英国就业与养老金部大臣托斯滕·贝尔向工作与养老金委员会阐述了提高国家养老金年龄的政策，以及政府为因此需要延长工作年限的群体提供的支持措施。养老金领取年龄将从2026年4月至2028年4月期间由66岁逐步上调至67岁。现行立法还规定，2044年至2046年间将进一步提高至68岁。

贝尔先生被问及那些因健康原因可能难以工作的临近退休年龄者，以及他们能获得何种援助。他在答复中讨论了适龄劳动人群可获得的支持：“我们有一套福利制度，正是为这类情况提供支持的。”

实际上，不同人群面临的情况各不相同。我们设有基于经济状况调查的福利制度，旨在提供一定支持——正如您正确指出的那样，其支持力度远低于对养老金领取者的标准。但与此同时，福利体系中还有专门针对疾病或残疾特征的保障措施，这些状况可能影响所有年龄段人群，但在晚年生活中出现的概率更高。

正因如此，英格兰和威尔士地区约有50万60至64岁人群正在领取个人独立津贴（PIP）。若您在接近国家养老金领取年龄时仍需应对健康问题，不妨了解一下自己是否符合这项福利的申领条件。

个人独立金（PIP）旨在为因健康问题或残疾而产生的额外生活开支提供补助。该福利无需经济状况审查。补助金包含日常生活津贴和行动津贴两部分，每部分根据申请人的实际需求分为基础档和增强档两档标准。

您可能符合其中一项组件的领取条件，但不符合另一项。

以下是个人独立金（PIP）的当前周支付额度，该金额将于4月与其他福利一同上调1.7%：

日常生活要素

移动性要素

若您已达到国家养老金领取年龄且健康状况不佳，在需要他人协助照料的情况下，可申请护理津贴。该津贴每周发放金额为73.90英镑或110.40英镑。

您可能还需核实是否符合养老金抵免（Pension Credit）的申领资格。该福利面向达到国家养老金年龄且收入较低的人群，用于补贴收入并提供其他政府援助的获取渠道。通常每年可申领约3000英镑的补助。