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Please help! Pip and mobility querie
Melieha
Community member Posts: 5 Listener
To cut a long story short, in 2014 I was awarded higher rate p.i.p but no mobility points... After 3yrs an assessment was required and I managed to get a home visit. After that I still got higher p.i.p and higher mobility, my problem is that from the very beginning I've had the same problem as I had when awarded both. Obviously writing the application and the lady seeing me in the flesh had massive differences. Is there anyway I can be backdated from the beginning of my claim? My medical notes would show I suffered the same illness from day one. Thankyou.
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No you can only get it backdated to when you do your F2f to be reassessed.
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Hi @Melieha and welcomeSorry, unfortunately the short answer is no. I can understand you asking but if you were unhappy with the award in 2014 you should have appealed it then, or within a maximum of thirteen months.Be all you can be, make every day count. Namaste
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I've never received benefits until I got sick. I was just happy to get pip. I didn't realise I could appeal
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Its no fault of yours, the benefit system is difficult to understand. How long have you been given until your next review ?
Be all you can be, make every day count. Namaste -
When is your next review? I’m sorry but there’s no way you could appeal the decision now you should not have waited this long. Do you have a social worker or not?
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No social worker, I had no clue until I read something last week about people having their claim reassesd because wrong points given
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Was supposed Togo 3 weeks ago but cancelled as was ill. Now I'm trying to get a home visit instead of the long journey they want me to travel. They said I have to get a letter from gp to say home visit is more appropriate with my illness. Did that now ivegotto pay £35 for the letter off Dr. Even Dr said they could and should have requested the info from him.
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I applied by form in the post, I got the higher pip no mobility for 3yrs thenihad my first f2f and got higher on both
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Ask your doctor if they can type a letter which you can use to back up your claim. My son’s orthopedist kindly supported us by writing a letter to support my application for DLA last year at my request. I even had some leftover photocopies of medical reports and letters from the doctors and therapists involved with us.
Also I recommend reading all the descriptors carefully. When I was making a claim I circled the descriptors that applied to our particular situation. There are online self assessment tools you can use- http://www.mybenefitsandwork.co.uk/pip/indexxx.php -
Melieha said:No social worker, I had no clue until I read something last week about people having their claim reassesd because wrong points given
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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