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Hi all i am on pip 224 a month
Just been diagnosed with fibermergila can't spell that sorry
Should I let pip know would it change anythink?
If so any any advice on what to do I would be great full
Just been diagnosed with fibermergila can't spell that sorry
Should I let pip know would it change anythink?
If so any any advice on what to do I would be great full
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I let PIP know i had another condition i had to go through a new claim again.
Assessor gave me a bad report and i ended up losing two points so i just got standard care.
I have fibromyalgia Dystonia and Spinal stenosis and it did not make a blind bit of difference to the DWP.
I did MR but still not overturned going to Tribunal which im dreading. Whatever you decide goodluck you may have a person with a heart.1 -
Thank you lindiadenise xx0
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Username_removed said:A new diagnosis is irrelevant. All that matters is whether there are activities where your points score would go up, or you’d score for the first time. Nothing to declare.
What you are suggesting is that the claimant is entitled to decide what is or isn't a notifiable change depending on whether the claimant thinks that they will score more points or not.
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Username_removed said:It’s not whether the claimant thinks. It’s whether any reasonable person would think that a change in benefit would likely result.
It’s also not any change of circumstances. It’s any relevant change.
CAB advise as an important note:There are lots of changes that can affect your PIP and these are just some examples.
If you’re not sure if a change affects your PIP, it’s best to tell the DWP anyway. Not telling them could mean you’re missing out on extra money or being paid money you’ll have to pay back.
To be honest Mike I would not feel comfortable in not telling them, as I would not really know one way or another if it is or isn't a change that they should be advised of.
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Thank you so much all0
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Username_removed said:Yikes, if that’s the CA advice then I personally disagree. The best advice on any change is to get advice before acting. Relying on DWP literature is understandable but at best they deal in gross oversimplifications and lowest common denominator wording. At worst they’re often plain wrong. As Sutton they’re telephone “advice” they are the one source to not be trusted, albeit there are certain scenarios where it’s advantageous to cite what they said e.g. on overpayments when they cite the INF 4 booklet everyone allegedly gets about what to declare and it turns out that the thing they cite isn’t even in there.
Bottom line - it’s far easier, but often inaccurate, for DWP to give examples of things you need to disclose than it is to summarise what the law actually says.
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