ATOS home assessment - How to prepare?

Hi, I had a letter last month saying my DLA would cease on the 30th Novemeber 2015 and was invited to claim PIP with a 5th December deadline. I've sent my PIP forms off, but does that mean I'll now lose my DLA untill PIP is decided and if it's awarded I'll get a back-dated payment? Or will my DLA continue untill a PIP decision has been made?

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You will continue to get your DLA payments as long as you claim PIP until your PIP claim is decided.

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I've just received my medical assessment date for DLA>PiP and ATOS have totally ignored the fact I asked for a home assessement on more than one occassion as I'm agoraphobic and struggle to go out. I'm going to ring them tomorrow, but was wondering if anyone has any advice on how I stand.

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No i haven't got a letter from my GP, but I did explain on my PiP form that going out was extremally difficult and that my GP visits me at home as does the district nurse for blood tests and the chemists to deliver my medication. I did mention I can go out as long as I'm with someone I trust, can go direct from A to B and make the decision whether to go out on the day so cannot attend appointments - which is obviously not possible with a PiP assessment, also the car park is a long way from the assessment centre, which is on a busy road with no parking.