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Many PIP questions

I am new to all this and haven’t even managed to get the PIP form to fill in yet. My friend aged 65 and pre pension age has had a stroke and lost his language skills. He is now out of hospital and getting carers 4 times a day to help him. He is too young for attendance allowance but is entitled to PIP support I think. As the process of applying requires speaking on the phone he will need to fill in the forms. I sent for the forms by post over 3 weeks ago. They have still not come. His claim starts when the forms are returned. Can this be right? All views sought. Am I in for a long haul? Is this just the start of a ridiculously complicated process? Why are the forms not downloadable? Has anyone had the same problem?
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You should have received the forms by now, I would chase them up if he will qualify. Successful claims for PIP or AA are back dated to the day they receive the applications.
bank account etc but now think I might have enough info to make a telephone application on his behalf.
Hope that helps.
A quick follow up call is the quickest way to get the form re-sent and then you explain on the actual form why it should run from the date of the earlier call.
If the form was requested in writing then you simply mention the date you wrote in and request they consider an award from the date it ought to have been received.
The issue you have here is that whilst the 3 month backwards test is met, the 9 months forward test might not be. 4 months after a stroke it’s obviously easier to see the likely extent of recovery but you will need strong medical evidence to show that this level of care needs are going to be there 5 months further down the line.
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