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hunnibuk2 said: I was previously on lower rate DLA for both components..I had to put in a PiP claim in December 2013.. It took 9 months for my claim to be dealt with, this was due to a backlog of 250,000 claims...I was awarded higher rate mobility & higher rate daily living.. I suffered a severe financial detriment due to the amount of time it took to deal with my claim... I was never awarded any backdate due to my DLA claim being carried on..The DWP even extended my DLA claim despite the fact it was due to run out in March 2014...Due to my ASD & other pyschological issues, I wasn't well enough to challenge the DWP... Does anyone think I could make a claim for the difference in benefits that I lost out on? It was not my fault the DWP had a huge backlog... My physical health had deteriorated too..I was having to pay for help at home & taxis everywhere etc etc etc.. If my claim had been dealt with sooner, I would have been able to manage to pay for more help..Jackie x
poppy123456 said: hunnibuk2 said: I was previously on lower rate DLA for both components..I had to put in a PiP claim in December 2013.. It took 9 months for my claim to be dealt with, this was due to a backlog of 250,000 claims...I was awarded higher rate mobility & higher rate daily living.. I suffered a severe financial detriment due to the amount of time it took to deal with my claim... I was never awarded any backdate due to my DLA claim being carried on..The DWP even extended my DLA claim despite the fact it was due to run out in March 2014...Due to my ASD & other pyschological issues, I wasn't well enough to challenge the DWP... Does anyone think I could make a claim for the difference in benefits that I lost out on? It was not my fault the DWP had a huge backlog... My physical health had deteriorated too..I was having to pay for help at home & taxis everywhere etc etc etc.. If my claim had been dealt with sooner, I would have been able to manage to pay for more help..Jackie x When transferring from DLA to PIP, no one is backdated any money even if the PIP award is higher than the DLA award, i'm afraid.It would be exactly the same if a person was claiming a higher DLA award and the PIP award was lower, DWP wouldn't expect you to pay them back the extra DLA payments you received while waiting for the PIP decision. I'm sorry but it doesn't work like that.
wazza57 said: poppy123456 said: hunnibuk2 said: I was previously on lower rate DLA for both components..I had to put in a PiP claim in December 2013.. It took 9 months for my claim to be dealt with, this was due to a backlog of 250,000 claims...I was awarded higher rate mobility & higher rate daily living.. I suffered a severe financial detriment due to the amount of time it took to deal with my claim... I was never awarded any backdate due to my DLA claim being carried on..The DWP even extended my DLA claim despite the fact it was due to run out in March 2014...Due to my ASD & other pyschological issues, I wasn't well enough to challenge the DWP... Does anyone think I could make a claim for the difference in benefits that I lost out on? It was not my fault the DWP had a huge backlog... My physical health had deteriorated too..I was having to pay for help at home & taxis everywhere etc etc etc.. If my claim had been dealt with sooner, I would have been able to manage to pay for more help..Jackie x When transferring from DLA to PIP, no one is backdated any money even if the PIP award is higher than the DLA award, i'm afraid.It would be exactly the same if a person was claiming a higher DLA award and the PIP award was lower, DWP wouldn't expect you to pay them back the extra DLA payments you received while waiting for the PIP decision. I'm sorry but it doesn't work like that. Hi may i ask a questiin please, ive been claiming pip since i was migrated over from DLA 5 years ago 2019 i was aworded pip Standard daily liveing and enhanced mobility....i filled my review form back in august 2021 sent next day....i had my reveiw asessment 3 weeks ago and just receaved the assessors report ( no lies verry in deatail described all my health problems ) and ive now got high points on nearly all of them...basicly enhanced of daily liveing now ie both...what im asking is i was told that it will be backdated from when i first made my claim..does this meen from 2019 when i first made my claim or from 2021 when i sent my review form back? Please can you tell me as im confused thankyou x
poppy123456 said: wazza57 said: poppy123456 said: hunnibuk2 said: I was previously on lower rate DLA for both components..I had to put in a PiP claim in December 2013.. It took 9 months for my claim to be dealt with, this was due to a backlog of 250,000 claims...I was awarded higher rate mobility & higher rate daily living.. I suffered a severe financial detriment due to the amount of time it took to deal with my claim... I was never awarded any backdate due to my DLA claim being carried on..The DWP even extended my DLA claim despite the fact it was due to run out in March 2014...Due to my ASD & other pyschological issues, I wasn't well enough to challenge the DWP... Does anyone think I could make a claim for the difference in benefits that I lost out on? It was not my fault the DWP had a huge backlog... My physical health had deteriorated too..I was having to pay for help at home & taxis everywhere etc etc etc.. If my claim had been dealt with sooner, I would have been able to manage to pay for more help..Jackie x When transferring from DLA to PIP, no one is backdated any money even if the PIP award is higher than the DLA award, i'm afraid.It would be exactly the same if a person was claiming a higher DLA award and the PIP award was lower, DWP wouldn't expect you to pay them back the extra DLA payments you received while waiting for the PIP decision. I'm sorry but it doesn't work like that. Hi may i ask a questiin please, ive been claiming pip since i was migrated over from DLA 5 years ago 2019 i was aworded pip Standard daily liveing and enhanced mobility....i filled my review form back in august 2021 sent next day....i had my reveiw asessment 3 weeks ago and just receaved the assessors report ( no lies verry in deatail described all my health problems ) and ive now got high points on nearly all of them...basicly enhanced of daily liveing now ie both...what im asking is i was told that it will be backdated from when i first made my claim..does this meen from 2019 when i first made my claim or from 2021 when i sent my review form back? Please can you tell me as im confused thankyou x The report isn't the decision, it's a recommendation only. They mostly go with the report but not always and it has been known for them to go against it. If the decision is Enhanced for both parts then you will not receive money owed from 2019. Usually if it's a review started by DWP then they don't usually owe any money, as the extra money is usually from when the decision was made. However, because of the backlogs they are backdating some awards to an earlier date (potentially when you returned the forms.) You'll just need to wait for the decision.
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