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Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
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If you are on the UK mainland then there will only be on-going payments during an appeal if an award is in place. So your DLA will stop four weeks after the Decision on your PIP claim whatever that Decision is and your friend will not be paid as an award has been refused.
Please have a look at our PIP Claim guide for details of the criteria that you and your friend need to meet.
Gordon