PIP assesment

Lizzie2016

I have been waiting 10 weeks for an assesment appointment which they told  me i had to have they said i must have home assesment because of my condition i rang today and was told i will get an appointment when they have an asseor in my area of kent or i could go east london i have diagnosed agrophobia amongst other things feel i am now being penalised because of my condition 

CockneyRebel

Hi Lizzie

Is this a new claim or a change from DLA to PIP ?

Lizzie2016

I was on indefinite low rate DLA both componets i was then diagnosed with fibromyalgia so had to start new claim with PIP

poppy123456

HI,

It doesn't sound like they're refusing you the home assessment, it just seems like you have a wait longer for an assessor to become available in your area. Or, they've offered you an appointment sooner if you attend one of their centres in East London. Sometimes is does take longer for a home assessment. Hopefully you won't have to wait too long.

Lizzie2016

Thank you fingers crossed 

CockneyRebel

Your DLA should remain in payment until a decision is made. There is no guarantee that you will qualify for a PIP award even though you receive DLA, as the criteria are different.

Lizzie2016

I know this i was just concerned about appointment time wait 

Tardis

We waited over 3 months for a home assessment appointment recently.  In the end it was a paper assessment as we sent in further evidence which they accepted.  I think they claimed that we had been assigned to a particular assessor and that assessor had no slots available any sooner and no other assessor could cover it.  I have no idea how true that was!

poppy123456

10 weeks isn't really that long. Some are waiting longer than this. You'll continue to be paid your DLA while you wait and that's a good thing.