DLA,change

colin13

hi ive a friend who hhas progressive ms,she is on middle rate care,can se apply for high rate care,or would this lead to pip ,just now,she is a bit worried

rogerblack

colin13 wrote: »

hi i've a friend who has progressive ms, she is on middle rate care,can she apply for high rate care,or would this lead to pip?
Jjust now,she is a bit worried

It depends where she is in the country.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63583238&postcount=17

pmlindyloo

Another link for you:


https://www.gov.uk/dla-disability-living-allowance-benefit/how-to-claim

Heycock

I applied for an upgrade on my wife's mobility element to the higher rate at the end of October assuming she'd be switched to PIP because I had a deadline date of the 8th. My phone call was Friday 25th and the operator said no, it would still be DLA because the deadline had been pushed out to the 28th. So I was just in time. I needn't have worried because what the operator didn't know as she spoke was that DWP were putting it back again over the weekend. So the upshot is, don't make any assumptions about roll-out dates...it seems to be a moving target depending on where you live.
I got the upgrade by the way, just over a week after returning the forms and supporting material. So the DWP CAN get it right sometimes! Must admit though, I WAS gobsmacked at the speed 'cos the acknowledgement letter only came the day before the decision letter and they'd said allow 11 weeks!

colin13

ty for replies,,we stay in scotland btw