Middle rate indefinitely

Hi everyone, this us my first post. I have been receiving middle rare care for mental health the last few years but recently ive became much worse. I don't go outside unless I'm accompanied by an adult as I tend to wander off and get confused with voices in my head. I also need a back op which is a metal plate in my back so I'm in agony with it and the meds I take for it make me extremely tired and drowsy with I've fallen alot. My son or friend gives me my meds at night cause I forget to take them or have taken too many. My son also spends alot of time settling me into bed as the voices are worse at night. I wrote everything down and went on ur advice pack. I got an offer of middle rate indefinitely. I don't know if this is a good offer or u should get me as I can't leave the house by myself and it takes someone to to be with day and night as I panic and become extremely anxious. What can I do or will I just accept this award. Thanks

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Hi Mrs hurtyback, thank you for ur reply. I'm in NI and I don't if things are different here. I have never heard of pip. The only difference Ive had changed is me coming off income support and put on esa because my youngest turned 7. I had to send I'm sick lines from the Dr every 8 weeks and then I got a letter saying I didn't need to anymore and that I was in a group. I got severe disability allowance with my dla. My dla was up for renewal on 15th March and filled every space I had and put post it notes on each page with additional information. I rang today and asked them to send me out the information on how they came to this decision. I really don't know if I should just be grateful as there are really poorly people getting turned downed and I've received middle care indefinitely which again I never know existed as I filled out my renewals forms every 2 years but I do need quite alot of care at night and because of my prolapse disc and awaiting a fusion operation I'm on agony. I'm on morphine, tramadol, naproxon, cocodemol, diazepam on top off all my depression medication. I can't go outside without care which made me think I should maybe have gotten low rate mobility? I actually think the first time I applied 7 years ago for dla I was awarded lower rate mobility and middle care but I'm aware alot if things have changed and alot of people have been taken off. What I'm afraid off is they wrote out and ask for my Dr details which I filled out on the form but they explained the forms are scanned on and the post it note was covering the details. I'm wondering did they even read the original form and the post it notes containing the extra information. How long have you got to write a letter asking it to be looked at again? I want to wait until they send me the info on how the decision was made. Hope this makes sense. Thank you

If I've been awarded middle rate indefinitely. What happens when pip comes to NI on December? I know nothing about PIP or howhatever it differs fron DLA. Do I automatically get transferred over to PIP or do I have to go through another process of filling out forms etc? Goodness i sure hope not as its quite an ordeal filling out the forms. Thanks