Hi, my name is tracey12! I am getting a shoulder replacement, and informed PIP

tracey12
tracey12 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited February 2024 in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
Hi everyone, I'm new on here, hope everyone e is OK.

I am after some advise please, I am getting a shoulder replacement,  and informed pip, I have other ailments. But someone informed me I could loose pip daily allowance. Help please. X

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    This isn’t a change of circumstances that needs to be reported. You need to be very careful when reporting changes and you should only do this if it can affect your award so that you could either score more points or less points. 

    They will send you more forms to fill in and return with all your information and any supporting evidence. 

    Once a decision is made your award could either remain the same, be increased, decreased or stopped completely. 
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    Hello @tracey12

    Welcome to the community! :) I see Poppy has answered your query with PIP. I'm sorry to hear you will be needing a replacement! I hope it all goes well. Have you got support around you? 
  • tracey12
    tracey12 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    I knowthis is daft, but me ringing them is and telling them is that classed as a change of circumstances? I thought it was just verbally informing them what is going to happen? Sorry I'm just unsure.

    Tracey x
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Yes they can take that as a change of circumstances and send a review form out to you. A future shoulder replacement is not a change of circumstances that needs to be reported. 
  • tracey12
    tracey12 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Thank you x