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ben22
ben22 Community member Posts: 2 Listener
edited July 2019 in PIP, DLA, and AA
Hi all. New here so please go easy. I'm undergoing treatment for a grade 3 brain cancer and am getting pip. I've seen that a few people have had their pip backdated all the way to diagnosis even if the claim was put in a while afterward. Has anyone had that happen? Any advice much appreciated. 
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  • wilko
    wilko Community member Posts: 2,458 Disability Gamechanger
    edited July 2019
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    @ben22, PIP is not about a diagnosis, disability or medical conditions, it about your abilities to preform the daily living activities known as the PIP descriptors. And preforming these in a safe and timely manner and repeatedly for 50% of your daily life. Receiving back dated PIP award payment is a new one to me.
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  • cristobal
    cristobal Community member Posts: 984 Disability Gamechanger
    edited July 2019
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    @ben22 - I've never heard about that either but I'll monitor this post just in case I'm due 10 years back payments!


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  • ben22
    ben22 Community member Posts: 2 Listener
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    I had someone from Macmillan nurses say they had a friend who's aa was backdated to diagnosis and I've seen somewhere online but nothing solid. I didnt get an answer from pip so I'll chase them up. 
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  • benahan
    benahan Community member Posts: 2 Listener
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    95% sure that PIP is only ever backdated to the point of claim: assuming that these cases are situational and have been deemed appropriate under special circumstances I.e. terminal illness, severity of illness at the time of claim, diagnosis changes
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 54,052 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi,

    You definitely can’t have a benefit backdated before you claimed it, I have no idea where you heard this from but it’s not correct. If this was the case then DWP would be owing people thousands. 

    Its only possible for a claim to be backdated from the date you started your claim, providing you aren’t transferring from DLA.
    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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