In the same vein, the length of time someone will receive their payment for is also likely to change from person to person.
When a person receives PIP, this is known as an award, with the length of time they receive the sum an ‘award period’.
And there is important information to note for thousands of people who are set to come to the end of their payment.
Thousands of people in receipt of PIP will have had their payment length extended recently by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
PIP: DWP issues update on end of award period - how claimants may be affected (Image: Getty)