My DLA to PIP journey

[flumps1976]

The mobility part of the claim is considered in 2 areas,

 

the first is planning and following a journey

which considers

your mental health,

cognitive ability

and if you have any sensory impairments.

Physical restrictions are considered for this part.

 

The second part is the moving around

which considers your ability to stand and then walk.

 

This considers any specialist input from physiotherapists

, occupational therapists,

rheumatology etc,

any prescribed medication for cardiac, pain, dizziness or breathlessness and the observations and physical examination.

 

The walking should be considered for the ability to do in a timely manner and whether it can be done repeatedly, reliably and safely.

 

It may be that at the assessment you were having a good day but the evidence points to difficulties for the majority of days you would have problems or that you would be incapable of moving the day after the assessment due to exertion

then a decision would be made on grounds of being reasonable.

[Nystagmite]

Phoned up and it is a typo. He did explain it's the right amount of points; just someone's made an error. Got to phone up again because they've paid me from November 16th. My original letter stating DLA ends was the 4th, which means it should start from the 5th?

[flumps1976]

It would depend on what pay day you had for your DLA. Your PIP effective date is the day after your DLA end award in most circumstances but most DLA is paid on a Monday or Wednesday which means that PIP effective dates are then either a Monday or Wednesday.

[Nystagmite]

I now find myself in one crap situation:

So, I received 11 points for care and it was stated on everything if I just aids, I can do things like hear / communicate verbally and cook a meal. My hearing aids (I have tinnitus and mild hearing loss - hearing aids don't help with the latter and it's a white noise programme I use with them) are just too loud for me to actually use and I'm struggling more and more with peoples speech, which was written on my reconsideration.

 

I'm also losing more colour vision and possibly more vision. This means that aids don't help me at all with cooking and I need someone to actually tell me when my food is cooked. I've either lived on ready meals, had someone cook for me this week (I visit my parents once a week) or managed to undercook something, despite following the instructions.

 

My award is ongoing.

 

Going to have to discuss this is with my parents about whether to get my care award looked at. We did supply various pieces of evidence and my friend did say things which should have given me more than 11 points.

[Nystagmite]

I was awarded (finally) PIP in Jan 2017 backdated to September 2016 which is ongoing.

 

I have received a text saying I've got a phone assessment (they know I'm deaf) in 2 weeks time. I've not received a paper review form asking if my needs have changed. 

 

Does this normally happen?  

[Andyorch]

How long was your fixed award for ?

 

https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Claiming-Personal-Independence-Payment/Review-or-renew-PIP-claim

 

[Nystagmite]

Ongoing so I shouldn't according to my award letter, be contacted until September 2026.

[unclebulgaria67]

There are a lot of PIP reviews going on, due to court cases, where DWP have been forced to contact people to ensure entitlements are correct. Some people are apparently due more than they have been receiving.

 

Suggest that you contact PIP using these details

 

Textphone: 0800 121 4493
Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 121 4433
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

 

if you can  use text phone or the relay service, you should find that this is dealt with quickly.