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supersue21
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my partner has been on the low amount of D L A for a number of years when will he be put on P I P
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Nobody gets "put on" PIP. They will be invited to start the claim process via letter and you then get 4 weeks to start it off with a phone call. If you don't make the phone call then DLA stops 8 weeks later after 1 4 week warning/reminder. They're currently working through the aged 50+ indefinite awards although this has either slowed or even stopped in some areas thanks to backlogs accruing.
A number of people report first knowing they'd been invited when their DLA stopped i.e.they didn't get the letters so benefit stopped. So, it's as well to ensure your 4 weekly payments are still happening regularly as there's no backdating.
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Hi I've lost my nephew last year to suicide,my dad in June to cancer, and my husband in july to cancer, I have fibromialgia and enfasema, tied to claim benefits because I'm also suicidal and seeing a mental health facilitator and councillor which was private so having to stop because I can't afford 50 pounds a week and not entitled to benefits coz I have savings from my husbands pension and critical illness, I have to pay people to do jobs as I've been unable for years, I tried pip 2 yrs ago but scored 0, would I be entitled now as being looked after by family because I am so depressed/ anxious and on med _ which I keep mixing up _ I'm desperate for help to organise anything, I remember nothing on a daily basis and have been sitting crying since 26th July 2016 when my nephew hung himself, I also lost 2 friends and an aunt to date _ the last 18 mths have been and still are horrendouslying painful, I could easily wrap my car round a tree but can't do it because I have son's and grandchildren who are suffering too and I couldn't hurt my family that way but wanting and having to be here are very different , I feel I'm going mad please advise x
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You need face to face advice locally ASAP. What you’re describing in your post above is the start of a successful PIP claim but you need to get support to help you detail everything in the claim pack and then challenge decision via MR and appeal if needed.
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I am filling in a form and asked local mp to help so we will wait and see thankyou everyone xx
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Wrong source of advice imho. Local independent advice agency and quickly.
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Thankyou mikehughescq
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