Hospital admission - do I need to tell PIP I went into hospital?

mags1234 · February 23

Hi all Just wondering after an hospital admission do you always inform dwp. I was admitted to hospital on the 1st of Feb and unfortunately was so poorly ended up in icu on life support for 8 days them had a further 2 weeks on the ward b4 discharging myself yesterday. The thing is do I report the admission and if so what will they want to know, I just don't want to have to have another review I am on highest rates for both elements for pip and am happy with this I'm just worried if I inform them of my recent stay they will automatically do a review. This isn't my first icu admission last one was a few yrs ago but I know alot of things jave changed since then.

Rachel_Scope · February 25

Hi @mags1234, I'm so sorry to hear you've been so ill. How are you feeling now?

There's some information here which says you should let them know that you've been in hospital https://www.gov.uk/going-to-hospital-benefits . Here's a list of what they want to know:

You need to give your:

full name
date of birth
National Insurance number
partner’s details (if they’re on your claim)

If you’re calling about a friend or relative, you need to give your name and contact details too.

You need to give details about your stay in hospital, including:

the exact date you went into hospital
the exact date you left hospital (if you’ve left hospital)
the name of the hospital you were in
the name of the ward you were on (if you know it)
if you moved between hospitals
any other hospital stays in the last 28 days
where you were discharged to, for example your home or a care home

I wouldn't expect it to trigger a review but I've not experienced this myself so I can't be certain.

luvpink · February 25

@mags1234

Hi I was in hospital in December and I wrote to inform them as it states on the leaflet I have from them about what to report.

I haven't heard back from them and I received the last two months payments as normal.

Lauren29 · February 26

If you have written to PIP I would call them to make sure that they received your letter. Being in hospital won't trigger a review.

luvpink · February 26

I don't need to ring them because I wasn't an inpatient for more than 28 days so it doesn't affect my award.

I kept a copy of the letter I sent them and proof of postage.

Hospital admission - do I need to tell PIP I went into hospital?

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