What happens with PIP? I expect to need to appeal

timdmgd

Hi everyone, my benefits advisor told me last week that soon I'd have to apply for PIP. I became disabled in 1999 and have been on middle rate care and high rate mobility (indefinitely :T ). I started driving in 2006 and have been using the high rate mobility since then for a Motability car. I've been told that I will certainly qualify for the care part but I'm expecting to have to fight to keep the car.

I'm just wondering, does anybody know the timescale? What happens with appealing? Will my current car have to be returned while the appeal goes on? Hopefully I'm worrying about nothing and it won't be as tough as I'm expecting.

fed_up_and_stressed

The DWP will continue to pay your existing level of DLA for four weeks after their decision that you do not qualify for the Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of PIP. Once Motability have been informed of the DWP’s decision, they will write to you with details of how to return your vehicle. You will be able to keep the car for a maximum of 21 days after the DLA payments stop.

It is very important that the car is returned within 21 days of the DLA payments stopping or you will not qualify for the one-off transitional support package.

timdmgd

Thanks, how would I go about appealing if I need to?

Diary

It's very optimistic to 'expect' to get the care part of PIP, go in with that attitude and you'll almost certainly fail.

There are hoops you have to jump through before you get to appeal and you have extremely strict timescales for doing so at every stage of your claim. Every timescale is clearly given on your correspondence from DWP and MUST be adhered to rigidly.

DWP have no timescales just vague guidelines.

timdmgd

Diary wrote: »

It's very optimistic to 'expect' to get the care part of PIP

I just said that because my benefits advisor said that. She has lots of experience in it. But I know better than to bank on anything with this nasty lot in charge.

NeilCr

Not being funny but aren't these the sort of questions your benefits adviser should be answering?

She knows you - and your case - after all

Diary

Very strange then that you have a benfits advisor that you don't believe.

Whatever the case - if she has so much experience you really need to rely on her rather than the Internet. Face to face advice is hard to come by and should be embraced.