PIP Mobility Advice Please

vicki84

Sorry ment to ask do you always have to go for a face to face assessment thanks

Tommo1980

Not always, but you should expect one.

A well completed form and good, relevant evidence will give you the best chance of skipping a f2f.

Tom

Muttleythefrog

vicki84 wrote: »

Sorry ment to ask do you always have to go for a face to face assessment thanks

As above... for a new claim more likely than not you would be asked to attend one... but the best you can do to try to avoid one is provide a well completed How Your Disability Affects You form and accompany it with professional evidence (the more relevant to the descriptors that form the criteria for assessing entitlement the better.. the more recent the better) that details your disabilities.

50Twuncle

Theres a good section on CAB website https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-pip-claim/fill-in-form/

vicki84

Hi

I have filled out the form and have now posted it so thanks for all the advice. I have noticed on websites that to have DLA you need to have a carer is this correct or do people who live on their own still qualify?

Thanks

Ames

No, people on their own qualify. Where did you read that? It's completely wrong.

You need to have care needs, but that's not the same as having a carer, and neither are the same as having a live in carer. The whole point of DLA is that it lets you pay for the care you need in the way that's best for you.

Muttleythefrog

vicki84 wrote: »

Hi

I have filled out the form and have now posted it so thanks for all the advice. I have noticed on websites that to have DLA you need to have a carer is this correct or do people who live on their own still qualify?

Thanks

Nah... not for DLA or PIP which is replacing it. I would say though that when you describe your disabilities and difficulties if you do have a carer then it may be naturally easier to explain some of them.

vicki84

I don't have a carer that's why I was confused if I would be considered for DLA

poppy12345

vicki84 wrote: »

I don't have a carer that's why I was confused if I would be considered for DLA

It's not DLA now it's changed to PIP. You dont need to have a carer to be able to claim PIP.

vicki84

Thanks it's all new to me so was getting a bit confused