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Likelihood a revised claim will be accepted?

My mum has been on PIP standard since she was 64 (now 70) and has never been reviewed. Her health has deteriorated in the past 2 years and mobility is limited. My dad has also recently been diagnosed with cancer, therefore I care for them both whilst also working full time. My mum is scared to be reviewed as she has heard "rumours" that they are throwing people off the scheme due to stricter criteria. I believe she should be on the higher benefit due to her condition and my dad's, as I have to travel back and forth to see them daily and assist with daily living with no car. The option to lease a car would be ideal and make such a difference.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for reading.
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I am not 100% sure but my after checking internet my understanding is that unless you have an award for mobility in place before state retirement age you are not able to put in a new claim gor the mobility element which is what you would need for a car
I would contact welfare rights to get advice
Or hopefully someone else in here will advise
https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/16850
That new regulation has, as I understand it, closed down what the DWP perceived to be a loophole.
(I for one am not striving or jostling to be somebody else, and would never claim to infallible. As the rightsnet discussions show there is room for differences of opinion between people who are benefits advisers.)
I did state it was only what I had found on internet and that was gov advice
I also said to get expert advice
Apologies to op if I caused any confusion and anyone else who agreed
However using the medical evidence ground under reg 26 D&A avoids that restriction entirely, so the default rule in reg 27(1) i.e. that any supersession is permitted, applies.”.
That second para. is key.
So my point was that clearly in this case the change took place after reaching pensionable age (which in this case would have been 60) so the change is not relevant.
Do we really have to go through all this sort of backward and forward
Personally I would like to know the answer to a simple question that was asked ad I am now myself confused
So if I can ask if someone is over pension age and has daily living pip but isnt already in receipt of enhanced mobility can they get it if they tried now in 2021
I just want a simple answer
@Adrian_Scope maybe you can give your input here
From my perspective I am as I say benignly amused. Whilst I’ve strong opinions on the administration of this site and the consequences of that it’s not up to me to administrate it.
My understanding is that the answer is no. Mike has a different understanding.
I am in no way trying to fill anyone shoes . I have always in the 2 years being on here advised where I can as mike and chiareds have said
However I have learnt a lot in that time which has given me the knowledge to be able to advise more
All I aim to do and continue to do is give advice where I can
Poppy during her time on scope was both patient and kind and usually didn't try and get to bogged down on the technical side of benefits issues.
But thats of course going off topic and I hold my hand up I can be guilty of doing that, but it does seem to be a real problem on this forum that too many of us too often go off topic.
Scope
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Hi everyone,
After a review of the thread by the community team, a few points need addressing:
This thread will now be closed to avoid further deviation from the OP. Thank you all.
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