PIP awarded - is payment backdated?

zaksmum wrote: »

Friend has just had her award letter giving her the enhanced rate of PIP in both components.

Previously she was receiving only DLA at the highest rate, no care component, as she had never applied for this.

Her award letter does not mention a backdated payment. It states that the PIP becomes payable a month from now, and will be actually paid in arrears on 1.12.16.

She made the claim 10.8.16. I know she won't get backdated mobility component as this replaces DLA HRM. But should she get the daily living component backdated to the date of claim?

Also, does this component now qualify her for Severe Disability Premium on her ESA?

Thanks

There is no backdating on transferring from DLA to PIP. In fact
each new PIP award does not kick in until four weeks after the DLA payday following the date the decision was made on the PIP claim.

One of the little 'quirks ' of the system

As regards the SDP question we need more information.

In general:

SDP is only awarded on income based ESA (or if receiving contribution based ESA and satisfy the income based requirements)

SDP is awarded if you receive standard or enhanced rate of care for PIP (in her case) AND no one receives Carer's Allowance for her AND she is living alone or is treated as living alone.

So, what are her circumstances? What is she currently receiving - contribution based/income based? Has she a partner? Working? Any savings/capital?

Sorry about cross post ☺

Tom

zaksmum wrote: »

Is there still no backdating despite the fact that the new PIP claim includes an award for daily living component which was not previously payable?

I'm afraid not. As pmlindyloo posted, the PIP award doesn't take effect until 4 weeks after DLA is last paid, which for people transferring from DLA is 4 weeks after the next DLA payday after the PIP decision.

It may seem harsh but for some people it does work to their advantage, if the amount of PIP is less than the amount of DLA currently being paid. Unfortunately it does work against some people, as in the case of your friend, where PIP is awarded at a higher rate and includes a daily living component where an equivalent (middle or higher rate care) wasn't in payment with DLA.

be aware that the SDP isn't usually automatically [paid.
it has to be claimed via form IS10

Hi!

Please help with this one

Leading up to my 65 birthday I was on Full DLA, then invited to claim PIP and lost the Motorbility part of it by then I was 65 I am 67 now and have had another face to face with with health expert and also have been diagnosed with a health condition that I was born with which is causing serious problems with mobility etc although been awarded enhanced rate for care they will not award enhanced on mobility even though they acknowledge that mobility needs are there.
They say that the law states that the enhanced rate for mobility needs cannot be awarded after the age 65, my argument is that the problem I have has always been there there should be awarded

Has anyone got any opinions please and is there any point in appealing on there decision