PIP Assessment ?

fluke13

Had my appointment today from Capita and it is a home assessment. I did not ask for a home assessment and I was wondering if this is normal.

scrumpyjack1995

Hi we have someone here on weds next week.
I wanted someone to help me . In 1993 ,by a government/health tribunal husband was awarded top DLA for life.
He is the oldest person alive in UK with his rare disease . He has multiple health problems ,now someones coming here and he's in a right state. I am his carer ,(wife) . I still have the form from the tribunal all filled out/stamped etc . Isnt this all he needs ? ty

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Scrumpy, realise you are very new here so now worries, but you are better off starting up your own thread if you can. I'm afraid old 'for life' awards just don't apply anymore. Try to keep calm if you both can. I know its not easy. The assessor will be interested in what's happening now and will do their own assessment. Keep the tribunal result handy but the assessor will almost certainly just say they need to do an assessment. I refused to do one of the physical activities she asked to do (squats) because it would have hurt immensly and I probably wouldn't have been able to rise again. So don't let the assesser push your OH too far. If he can't do something he should say so.

Fluke13, I had the same thing, asked for a local assessment centre and was told a home visit had been booked.

It didn't change anything. The assessment was the same. Just in your own home and slightly less stressful.

The assessor did arrive half an hour early though which nullified that benefit for me (instant stress ha ha).

poppy12345

scrumpyjack1995 wrote: »

Hi we have someone here on weds next week.
I wanted someone to help me . In 1993 ,by a government/health tribunal husband was awarded top DLA for life.
He is the oldest person alive in UK with his rare disease . He has multiple health problems ,now someones coming here and he's in a right state. I am his carer ,(wife) . I still have the form from the tribunal all filled out/stamped etc . Isnt this all he needs ? ty

Unfortunately the DLA for life award from the Tribunal no longer exists. If your husband was 65 or under on 8th April 2013 then like everyone else he'll need to transfer over to PIP. This is most likely a face 2 face assessment for the change to PIP. He will need to have this assessment unfortunately.

He will need some evidence to support his claim but what you have from the Tribunal in 1993 won't help, i'm afraid. Evidence can be anything from letter from GPs/Consultants, a diary written by you, a letter from someone that knows him well, a list of all current medication, medical records from GP but there maybe a charge for this.

During the assessment he'll be asked questions based on those PIP descriptors and how is condition affects him daily. He should answer those questions with as much detail as possible and avoid answering just with a yes or no.

Good luck.