How long to hear from PIP?

Well done Jeana if you are 68 in June, you should stay on DLA and should not have to claim PIP.  Good luck and keep us posted.

@Matilda
The benefit advisor's on this blog are as useful as a chocolate fire guard.

@ Matilda 

It depends on the date of birth. PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is the benefit that’s gradually replacing DLA (Disability Living Allowance).

You’ll carry on getting DLA if you were 65 or over on 8 April 2013. For everyone else aged 16 and over, DLA will stop and you’ll need to claim PIP instead - even if you have a ‘lifetime’ or ‘indefinite’ award for DLA.

If Jeana's birthday is after the 8 June 2013 she will have to claim PIP. But with regard to benefits advisors on this site, being expert, we will have to disagree. 

Bad luck Jeana. I hear this story over and over again. It seems that people with an indefinite DLA award are being targeted first. Still your MPs case worker can help you get it sorted quickly.  I was given an indefinite  DLA award too, but according  to the areas being accessed at that time May 2016 Warwick where l live was NOT even listed at that time. I asked my MPs case worker if that was the case, she said that was most probably the case.

I have to say Scope, CAB and Headway were most unhelpful, but my MPs case worker sorted it out in about three weeks. It must play on your mind, it's  very stressful, especially if you are due to lose your car.

Bytheway Motability will let you keep your current car, until your PIP award is sorted out, again ring them on Monday.

I have just ordered my new Motability car for 1 july delivery. I ordered the new Renualt Kadjar, with parking camera and satnav.

Take care Rob

There is a General Election in six weeks' time.  Remember to vote - and, of course, don't vote Tory.  If you live in a Tory/Labour marginal - vote Labour even if you don't like them either.  Whatever's necessary to reduce the number of Tory MPs being elected.   Labour or Labour/Coalition government would have to be better than the Tories for the sick and disabled.

We must fight the DWP, currently in the grip of the Tories of course.  I am going to take my appeal as far as I can and won't be intimidated by the risk of losing what award I already have.  Anyway, it would be perverse of a tribunal to take away my current award - they would have no grounds to do so based on my PIP form and even on the assessor's report.  If the tribunal don't increase my award from standard to enhanced, I'll think seriously about appealing to an upper tribunal.

@Matilda

Keep on fighting l understand that 60% of people  taking their claim to tribunal win their case, so you have a better than 50/50 chance of winning. I hope you win your case. I also agree that voting labour is the best party for those of us that are unable to jump on a bus or train and demonstrate  in Westminster. We didn't  ask to become disabled and have to beg the DWP for a little help.

Robs said:

@SethLaa
Your are correct in saying l will NOT be asking for anymore EXPERT advice from Scope. How can you call me obnoxious you don't  even know me or my disabilities.

For your  convenience  l am a qualified human rights lawyer, l therefore know a little more about human rights, disabilities duty of care etc. than the likes of pompous  fool's like you.

HA-HA-HAA

Thank you, @jeana1!  Good luck with your application - hope your MP can sort it out for you soon.