pip mobility part while already receiving daily living allowance

thebullsback

I currently receive lower daily living part of pip which is an ongoing award since 2021.
my condition has worsened and I would like to achieve the mobility part now having been awarded zero points in 2021.
If I  apply and fail will this impact on my Daily living award ?

rosewalk

If you report a change in circumstances then you should be sent a form to complete and the whole award will be looked at again. You need to consider whether you would score sufficient points to be awarded the mobility component. You should look at the PIP descriptors to try to identify how many points you are likely to score. 

poppy12345

There's always some risk to your current award when reporting changes. Once the decision is made your award could either stay the same, be increased or even stopped completely. 

peteuk

When is your review due, if its close then it might be worth waiting for the review rather than risking it with declaring your condition has worstened now. 

HillStreetBlues

peteuk said:

When is your review due, if its close then it might be worth waiting for the review rather than risking it with declaring your condition has worstened now. 

OP stated it's an on-going award, so will be a "light touch" review in 2031 (as the rules currently stand).

thebullsback

thank you all for your helpful replies .Due to the amount of horror story's I have read over the years i think its best just to keep my head down and make do since there is no certain way of not risking my current award. 

HillStreetBlues

thebullsback said:

thank you all for your helpful replies .Due to the amount of horror story's I have read over the years i think its best just to keep my head down and make do since there is no certain way of not risking my current award. 

I don't blame you especially if you think it would be low rate mobility, as the award might increase but reassessment much  sooner.

Robbie64

HillStreetBlues said:

thebullsback said:

thank you all for your helpful replies .Due to the amount of horror story's I have read over the years i think its best just to keep my head down and make do since there is no certain way of not risking my current award. 

I don't blame you especially if you think it would be low rate mobility, as the award might increase but reassessment much  sooner.

Yes, this was my thinking too. The OP may get an increase in PIP but the award might just be for a shorter period.