Yes. The DWP have started trawling through cases to check for anyone who was awarded less (or no) PIP, due to two separate legal judgements not having been taken into account by the decision maker at the time the decision was made.
The first judgement, made on 28th November 2016, ruled that those who suffer from overwhelming psychological distress should not be precluded from scoring higher points for ‘planning and following journeys’. This exercise should, therefore, identify claimants who have been underpaid the mobility component, eg. those with severe anxiety who cannot go out unaccompanied, who were not awarded any mobility component or who were only awarded the standard rate but should have got the enhanced rate.
The second judgement, made on 9th March 2017 ruled that, when assessing whether someone can carry out an activity safely, or without supervision, it is necessary to consider both the likelihood of the harm occurring and the severity and nature of the harm that might occur. This change will mainly affect claimants with uncontrolled conditions which put them in danger, such as epilepsy.
The DWP will be checking PIP claims which were in payment on the date of whichever of the above decisions applies to the claimant. All decisions which were made after the judgement date will also need to be checked, as will any decisions not to award PIP made since the judgement.
If you are affected by this, the DWP will write to you when they have reviewed your claim.
However, if you are not currently receiving PIP, and you were previously refused an award of PIP and the decision on your claim was made before the date of the judgement which could apply to you, the DWP will not review your claim and you should make a new claim as soon as possible.