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poppy12345

venison said:

50Twuncle said:

venison said:

50Twuncle said:

venison said:

OP if your mobility has worsened over "the years" why haven't you reported this as a change of circumstance to the DLA people? As has been said there are no gaurantees with PIP its very different than DLA, and you should never assume anything, and remember at the moment assessments are either paper based or by telephone neither of which favours those with mobility issues.

Because I assumed (incorrectly) that if I waited, and did nothing - I would hear shortly that I was being reassessed for PIP - But this has gone on and on and on for 7 years with no sign of any transfer - hence this decision !

You are legally obliged to notify the DWP of any change of circumstance as and when they happen, i.e you improve/you get worse/you inform.
As an after thought how old are you ?

I'm under 65 !

they will not be thrilled when you tell them when your circumstances changed and that you didn't tell them.

At the bottom of all letters when claiming any benefit it says "all changes must be reported" however, with a benefit such as PIP/DLA then this is obviously within reason. If we literally had to report ALL changes then backlogs would be insane. When i first claimed PIP my condition got worse about 6 months before my review but because i didn't want to risk losing what i already had i decided to wait. I went on to have my mobility increased at the review, so yes i lost money but that was the choice i made and i didn't miss what i never had and i don't regret not reporting the worsening of condition.