Hi,
I have mild CP and Autism and I was awarded the PIP I put in for in August via a text message a week ago, I rang them today to find out what rate and from when and the lady wasn't sure what was going on so she rang me back.
The circumstances are as follows:
Pre 2021 I was on DLA indefinite award and ESA Income related, I then went to prison until April this year - the only document I received was a P45 - on my release I applied for UC and once I was finally settled in temporary accommodation for more than a week I applied for PIP.
When the lady rang back she said what they've done is reactivated my DLA and I'll get a payment on 7th January before my PIP starts on the 8th, I was under the impression from what I was told by staff within the prison that all benefits were stopped once you're in prison rather than suspended and new claims would need to be made.
Have they done this to avoid back pay and from the sound of it I'm on standard PIP as opposed to being on higher rate DLA.
Is what they've done correct? Will it all make sense when I receive the letter, the lady didn't seem sure that's what should have happened. When I had the DLA assessment in was in person but the PIP one was over the phone even though I'd asked for a face to face.
Sorry for the long winded post but I was hoping for a slightly more well off Christmas!
Steve
