Trying to make PIP claim

hackport
hackport Community member Posts: 11 Listener
edited February 2017 in PIP, DLA, and AA
Trying to make a claim for pip, made the phone call to start and had to give NI number six times!!! Kept being told NI number didn't match my name, finally moved on when I pointed out that I was reading NI number from P60! Wow, I can see this process is going to be painful!! Why do they need to take bank details before they even send the form, felt very much like I was asking for a handout from the not very nice DWP worker! 

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  • Stayce
    Stayce Community member, CP Network Posts: 839 Empowering
    Hi @hackport
    Sorry to hear about your experience with PIP claim.

    You might like to have a look at what others on the community are saying about their experiences on this

    https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/talk-about-pip-dla
  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,605 Championing
    Hi @hackport welcome to the community.
    That's not a great start to your claim is it?! There is a great guide from CAB about filling in PIP forms here.
  • Matilda
    Matilda Community member Posts: 2,592 Championing
    DWP also ask for the details you refer to when they already have them on file as the person concerned has been receiving DLA.
  • hackport
    hackport Community member Posts: 11 Listener
    Well, it's now June! First contact with DWP on Feb Ist, completed hideous PIP application and still waiting, apparently need to have assessment with local "inspection" centre but no chance of a date for appointment yet, DWP say there is no SLA on time! Are they hoping that we will all pop off while we wait?
    here I am, waiting........

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