Child turning 16 And moving from DLA to PIP

FRESTER

Hi,

My son will be 16 in a few weeks and his claim for DLA will be extended until he gets sent the PIP application form.
Just wondered how long they are taking to send out the PIP form after the 16th birthday and how long they take to process once you send the form back ?

help4help2013

you should get the form any time now i would guess

but time scales for PIP are taking a long time to even get a medical appointment i know some people who waited 14 months for just a medical appointment then a further 4 months for a decision

FRESTER

help4help2013 wrote: »

you should get the form any time now i would guess

but time scales for PIP are taking a long time to even get a medical appointment i know some people who waited 14 months for just a medical appointment then a further 4 months for a decision

It said the firms won't arrive until after his 16th birthday but if it does take forever at least he will still get his DLA while he is waiting.

kingfisherblue

My son was 16 last April. He is on an indefinite award with both high rate care and high rate mobility. I have been told that he will transfer to PIP in October 2015 at the earliest, as he has an indefinite award. I was also told that those on date limited awards will be transferred six months after their award should have ended. This was early last year, and our area became a PIP area early this year.


I was only told this after becoming a bit stressed as to whether I should order a new mobility car for my son, and of course, things may have changed since.

SingleSue

My son turned 16 last March, approx 5 days after his birthday we received the invitation to apply for PIP and by the time the forms arrived, we had a little over 2 weeks to get them back.

We finally have his assessment date now....the day after his 17th birthday.

We have continued to receive payments at the same rates as before and I have been assured this will continue until a decision is finally made.

FRESTER

SingleSue wrote: »

My son turned 16 last March, approx 5 days after his birthday we received the invitation to apply for PIP and by the time the forms arrived, we had a little over 2 weeks to get them back.

We finally have his assessment date now....the day after his 17th birthday.

We have continued to receive payments at the same rates as before and I have been assured this will continue until a decision is finally made.

Looks like another year on DLA then if they take that long

letthemeatcake

My Son, 16 in June 2014, was asked to reapply for DLA a few weeks after his birthday, even though his award did not run out until June 2015.

marcusbee

It can take a quite long time.