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Claiming for PIP

Hi I have received word that My DLA is coming to an end I have had DLA for 27 years which I’ve always used a mobility car I have now to claim for Pip and I’m worried sick does anyone else feel like this I missed the 2013 deadline by 2 months I am now 69
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Welcome to Scope's online community! It's great to have you here.
I'm sorry to hear about the problems you've been having - it sounds like a really stressful time.
Have you had a look at our Personal Independence Payment pages on our website? They may be useful and of interest to you. I've also moved this discussion into our PIP category, so other members of our community can offer advice and support.
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, then please do get in touch!
DWP will tell you there’s a 4 week deadline to return the form but it’s just an administrative one. The law imposes no such deadline so if you ask for an extension they will mysteriously give you 2 weeks extra without question but you can extend as needed. The best way to do this, if your reasons are specific to your impairment, is to ask for the extension as a reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act 2010.
DLA and PIP are not completely different. Both look at the consequences of your impairment but reach their conclusions by different means. The big thing to do now is not to focus on medical evidence. After 27 years your diagnosis and prognosis won’t be in dispute. Your best evidence will be anecdotal examples of what happened the last couple of times you attempted each of the points scoring activities you think you should score on.
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