Pip & dla

Will100plus

Hi I need some help understanding my pip claim ! I originally was on dla lower care up till I was diagnosed with cancer in october last year , the mamillan nurses got me to apply for pip in may and put my forms in after which I had my home visit in august! Today I was awarded enhanced care and enhanced mobility but to add to my confusion it says my award will start on 12th October ? Firstly why is it October when my claim was may and secondly will it be back paid as there is no mention of this in the letter I tried to speak to them but it was always busy after an hour !!! Thanks in advance for any help gratefully appreciated

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As I understand it an award for PIP following a DLA claim would start after your current months DLA ends, I don't think it will be back dated.

Ames

Are you sure it says October this year, not last year when you first made the claim?

Will100plus

Yeah sorry diagnosis was last October but I only made claim in may

Will100plus

It don't make sense to me if I made the claim in may and it took them till now surely I should less the lower care dla award ! Sorry I'm really confused by all this as mcmillan money matters told me it would be but I can't get hold of them or pip to see what's true and what's not because if I had made a new claim and say I wasn't already on dla it would be backdated but because I was on low rate care when I made claim I'm not entitled to anything till October 😡

Tolly_T

It's not fair. If you're already on DLA it doesn't get backdated but if you're not it does.

mum2one

digressing - but if you have ur elec with NPOwer, they have a scheme with McMillian, fixed price for 2 yrs.

I dont know if they partner up with any other supplier.

Re DLA / Pip - just a thought - the way I read it, you were on DLA, then cancer - now claimed PIP. It could be that you need to have the condition for 6 mths b4 any payment etc is made xx