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How long to hear from PIP?

Hi everyone...Ive just joined the Community!
Ive been on dla for many years due to my various health problems...I was sent a Pip form abt 3mnths ago which i sent off nxt day...Ive not heard anything since..except for a text to say theyve recieved it...How long does it usually take to decide what happens next? I really worried now..
Thanks for any help or advice ..J x
Ive been on dla for many years due to my various health problems...I was sent a Pip form abt 3mnths ago which i sent off nxt day...Ive not heard anything since..except for a text to say theyve recieved it...How long does it usually take to decide what happens next? I really worried now..
Thanks for any help or advice ..J x
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I had been on a DLA indefinite award and was invited to apply for PIP in December 2016. I received my PIP award in March 17. I don't know why they take so long as in my case l was not required to be interviewed, l received the highest rate award for both components of PIP scoring 48 points. I received a letter advising the above and that they would contact me again not before July 2026. It is a very worrying time, but at least they continue to pay you DLA during the process.
As Sam has given you the phone number, l suggest you ring them, if you do not get a satisfactory answer or they don't bother to answer your call at all, ring the office of your MP and ask the case worker to ring them, MP's case workers have dedicated phone lines and can demand that your claim is put in front of a decision maker immediately.
Of course being disabled automatically puts you to the back of DWP's list of priorities, because this government doesn't care about the disabled population, l am afraid to say.
I hope you receive the outcome you are hoping for.
Regards Rob
Isnt it awful what ppl like us have to go through? Ive been on dla for years..also as luck would have it I recieved a new entitlement letter to dla ..ongoing..the same day I got my pip forms!! Im nearly 68yrs old and was told i didnt need to apply for pip as its age limit was 64? Seems thats wrong info..??
Thanks for any further help or advice..so kind of you all x
This evil Government is against anyone claiming benefits, not just the disabled. They can get away with it because benefit claimants, except for pensioners, do not vote in large numbers.
PS. On Facebook I have heard the Prime Minister referred to as 'Satan in the shoes!'
if you previously had DLA then you should still be intitel to PIP . So please try to reapply.
as once you got DLA you had it for life. though PIP is now going to have regular review assessments.
Good luck! J ps..im 68 in june..
Thank you for the advice about asking your MP to help. Too late for me - I am now awaiting a tribunal hearing date. But if I have further problems with PIP I'll contact my MP.
2. Eligibility
section 2
You must be aged 16 to 64 and have a health condition or disability where you:
You must have lived in England, Scotland or Wales for at least 2 of the last 3 years, and be in one of these countries when you apply. If you’ve recently returned from living in another EEA country, you might be able to get PIP sooner.
The process is different in Northern Ireland.
You can get PIP whether you’re working or not.
There are additional rules if you live abroad or if you’re not a British citizen.
Regards Rob
The rules you are quoting @Robs apply to new PIP claimants, not to those who were on DLA on 8 April 2013 and still under 65.
When you’ll be invited to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) depends on when your Disability Living Allowance (DLA) ends. You’ll also be invited to claim PIP if your needs change before your DLA ends.
Your DLA ends before September 2017
You’ll be told 20 weeks before your DLA ends and invited to claim PIP.
Contact the Disability Benefits helpline if your DLA payment is due to end in the next 4 weeks and you haven’t received a letter about making a new claim.
Your payment may stop if you don’t contact the helpline.
Your DLA ends after September 2017 or your DLA award has no end date
You can be contacted any time to claim PIP. This includes if you have a long-term award of DLA or an indefinite award with no end date.
Not everyone will be contacted to claim PIP right away. You’ll continue to get DLA until Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) writes to you about when it will end.
Regards Rob
Glad its now progressing! At last!
You need to ring them and point this out.
Please do do it now, you don't need the worry and they DWP have mistakenly asked you to re apply.
Let me know how you get on.
Regards Rob
Many thanks...
You certainly would expect them to check, but you have to take into consideration that the DWP have employed outside companies to administer the scheme. Mostly they are manned by people who just don't want to be there. Hence the well being of us is not high on their list of priorities. Did you know the amount of money saved so far roughly equates to the amount this government subsidises the Royal Opera House.
Regards Rob
Anyone on DLA and under 65 on 8 April 2013 will have to reapply and be assessed for PIP when contacted by the DWP. I was on DLA and aged 68 when I was contacted by DWP in Aug 2016 to inform me that my DLA was ending and inviting me to apply for PIP. I was assessed for PIP by Atos in Oct 2016. There are many members of this community who were under 65 on 8 April 2013 who were contacted recently by DWP to inform them that their DLA was ending and that they would have to be assessed for PIP.
Hi Jeana Hubby to missed out as born in 1949, so annoying as well. As you say after 60 we are all getting older and the health reasons we got the DLA in the first place all them years ago is bound to be worse. Anyhow hubby had his assessment four weeks ago, lost the higher rate of mobilty, got standard rate for both, but missed out by 2 points on getting the higher rate. The 2 points were lost by saying he could walk over 20 meters without pain! He has RA and is in pain all the time. But at the end of the day relieved to have got something seeing he was under no specialist anymore. Thankfully he still had his original DLA paperwork from 20 yrs ago which seemed to help. My turn next but i wont hold my breath as M.E. and no medication and hardly any proof at all.
Matilda this is correct, anyone still under 65 on the 8th April 2013 and already had the DLA still have to apply for the PIP. Hubby missed it by months so had to apply for PIP he was born Jan 1949.
anyway will let u know outcome..hope you get sorted soon too..keep in touch ...Jeana
PIP points are awarded according to how your medical conditions affect you, not for the conditions themselves, i.e. your abilities to carry out certain everyday tasks, and how far you can walk. Suggest that you look at the PIP application advice on the Disability Rights and CAB websites. Pay attention to the list of descriptors. Submit a diary with your PIP form.
And have a look at these two documents:
This one is how assessors are supposed to conduct assessments:
And this one is how assessors actually do conduct assessments!:
Sue
Thanks ..J
Will do Jeana
My car due to go back mid may.
Think that since theyre not bothered then Im not either...but very frustrating...Any ideas? Thanks ...
Asked him to call me asap...he lives local too ..so im told..
Il let you know...as il be 68 in june surely im not eligible to claim pip? So confusing...as it says its for ppl up to 64? They keep moving the goalposts!!
Cheers J
Hoping it all goes ok in the end..
And worth the wait!
I suggest that you post your PIP questions in Ask a benefits advisor category and get an expert answer from the BenefitsTrainingCo who post replies on that thread.
The benefit advisor's on this blog are as useful as a chocolate fire guard.
I have to disagree with you. The benefits advisors give expert opinions.
And you are incorrect to say that as Jeana1 is 68 in June she should stay on DLA. DWP rules state that DLA claimants aged under 65 on 8 June 2013 will have to claim PIP when told to do so by the DWP.
@ Matilda
It depends on the date of birth. PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is the benefit that’s gradually replacing DLA (Disability Living Allowance).
You’ll carry on getting DLA if you were 65 or over on 8 April 2013. For everyone else aged 16 and over, DLA will stop and you’ll need to claim PIP instead - even if you have a ‘lifetime’ or ‘indefinite’ award for DLA.
If Jeana's birthday is after the 8 June 2013 she will have to claim PIP. But with regard to benefits advisors on this site, being expert, we will have to disagree.
Typical !!
I have to say Scope, CAB and Headway were most unhelpful, but my MPs case worker sorted it out in about three weeks. It must play on your mind, it's very stressful, especially if you are due to lose your car.
Bytheway Motability will let you keep your current car, until your PIP award is sorted out, again ring them on Monday.
I have just ordered my new Motability car for 1 july delivery. I ordered the new Renualt Kadjar, with parking camera and satnav.
Take care Rob
Your are correct in saying l will NOT be asking for anymore EXPERT advice from Scope. How can you call me obnoxious you don't even know me or my disabilities.
For your convenience l am a qualified human rights lawyer, l therefore know a little more about human rights, disabilities duty of care etc. than the likes of pompous fool's like you.
I agree that this Tory government is less than caring when dealing with disabled people's needs and worries. I won't say don't worry, because l know you will. I know how stresful it is, l too was in receipt of higher rate DLA for an indefinite period. However, my MPs case worker sorted it all out for me. I hope you will be treated the same and come through the other side with the right decision.
Take care Rob
We must fight the DWP, currently in the grip of the Tories of course. I am going to take my appeal as far as I can and won't be intimidated by the risk of losing what award I already have. Anyway, it would be perverse of a tribunal to take away my current award - they would have no grounds to do so based on my PIP form and even on the assessor's report. If the tribunal don't increase my award from standard to enhanced, I'll think seriously about appealing to an upper tribunal.
Keep on fighting l understand that 60% of people taking their claim to tribunal win their case, so you have a better than 50/50 chance of winning. I hope you win your case. I also agree that voting labour is the best party for those of us that are unable to jump on a bus or train and demonstrate in Westminster. We didn't ask to become disabled and have to beg the DWP for a little help.
Take care Rob
HA-HA-HAA
Good Luck!
Well as i said last week or so I was waiting for a letter re my assessment...Well still not had anything...I emailed my MP last week..Nothing back as yet! Il phone his office tmrw...
Anyway hope youve all been sorted to some extent by now? Good Luck ...J
Thanks ...
@jeana1 I have put some things you might want to look at on the "How to Prepare for your Assessment" about home assessments.
Very best of luck with your assessment on Monday!
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Have you read the thread: 'How to prepare for a PIP assessment'?
I should hear in a few weeks...
Fingers crossed all Good!
Thanks Matilda...hope youve been sorted by now? Wish all on here do well...x
Suggest you do as wildlife says and phone DWP (PIP line) and ask for copy of assessors' report which will give you an idea of what your award is likely to be.
I'm not quite sorted yet. Got my tribunal hearing Wed of next week. Not complacent by any means - but 65% of appeals do succeed...
Is it just the Atos assessor's report that you have so far received - or have you also received the DWP case worker's award decision letter?
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There are different types of pension credit. I suggest you phone DWP and ask them about it.
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