DLA to PIP backdated?

RobinHill

MarkN88: Flippin 'eck I know that ... let's be a bit more specific ... if you are claiming that you can't walk as per the PIP descriptors, then it can't go a miss to supply a report from a medical professional stating just that.

RobinHill

poppy12345: The advice I received, namely CA but not limited to, stated that it is important to back up any claim. It would seem to me that would preferably be from a relevant professional. See an example extract below from a OT report (I have redacted to pronouns). Then see another extract example in the form of the image. Various sources commented that this were very useful supporting documents for my PIP application. This is the type of supporting evidence that I have provided. Regards.

"... diagnosis has had a significant impact on his mobility, fine motor function and energy levels. He also has particular difficulty with his proprioception; this has resulted in a number of falls and the need for the provision of minor adaptations to his property. He wears calipers and walks with the support of either one or two sticks depending on whether he has someone with him for stabilising support.

Due to the symptoms his condition presents, he requires varying and often substantial levels of support to complete many of his domestic and personal activities of daily living. Specific examples include support with much of his meal preparation and access to his shower. Dressing can also be a challenge for him due to impaired muscle function within his hands and reduced nerve sensitivity, which makes it very difficult for him when attempting to complete tasks such as buttoning up a shirt or finding small items in his pockets.

He benefits greatly from carer support, which allows him to meet his day-to-day needs and due to the chronic nature of his condition will require this support going forward into the future."

poppy12345

I still stand by what i said, 30 medical reports is a huge amount of evidence and really isn't needed. That medical report above hasn't gone into a huge amount of detail, which is also my point. The only person that knows how your conditions affect you is yourself, which is why anecdotal evidence will always be the best.

Anyway, i'm out because all we seem to be doing is going round in circles. Good luck with your claim.

Spoonie_Turtle

I also agree that 30 different reports is a lot - if it were me I would have either chosen the most relevant ones, plus some of the most recent to show that the effects are still current, or if it were very difficult to choose, highlighted the relevant areas of ones that were less comprehensively relevant to PIP.  That way at least you've done half the work for whomever reads it (assessor an/or decision maker) so they're more likely to read all the relevant bits rather than being put off by huge swathes of information.

But anyway, I of course wish you all the best with your application!  It's ridiculous that we even feel we have to back up every tiny thing rather than having the assessor and DM believe us (ideally it would be a case of: here's evidence that I do have this condition, and now I'm going to tell you how it affects me).  Good old ableism, that we're scroungers and will lie about how bad things are because we want more money than we're entitled to.

RobinHill

Spoonie_Turtle: Thank you for the comment and wishes. You could be right, who knows. I just went with the advice of people who happen to have a 100% success rate with PIP. It seemed to make sense and it wasn't really appropriate to question it as I had no experience of the process. Some of the documents detail my conditions and others focus on how I am impacted. It may be the case that only the latter is required. It may be worth enquiring of the DWP at some point in the future. Just hope it all works out for the good. Best I can judge from the timeline of others I have about another month to wait. Will report back as soon as I hear.

RobinHill

poppy12345: Had need to contact DWP PIP during which I asked are they sure about it being backdated and they re-iterated that it is a new claim for PIP and any award will be backdated to that start of my claim.

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RobinHill said:

poppy12345: Had need to contact DWP PIP during which I asked are they sure about it being backdated and they re-iterated that it is a new claim for PIP and any award will be backdated to that start of my claim.

 Good luck 

RobinHill

_shell: Yes from remarks on here I fear it was more b######t, but they were adamant that this is a new PIP claim and so will be backdated. For general info. I'm now 19 weeks in from applying and 14 weeks in from confirmed receipt of the forms. Currently with the assessors.

poppy12345

RobinHill said:

poppy12345: Had need to contact DWP PIP during which I asked are they sure about it being backdated and they re-iterated that it is a new claim for PIP and any award will be backdated to that start of my claim.

Oh dear, i'm afraid they are not correct here and as has previously been advised you will not receive any backdated money if your PIP is successful. This is because you are transferring from DLA. This just goes to prove that when ringing a DWP call centre their knowledge is extremely limited and they are mostly just reading from a screen. If you are successful and you have a higher PIP award then you will be very disappointed when there will be no backdated money. PIP payments start about 7 weeks after the decision is made.

poppy12345

Yes it's a new PIP claim but you're currently receiving DLA....