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5 years 11 months ago #210162 by jan1
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Hi everyone, my husband has been on dla for a number of years but over the last 12mth he has had some changes to his conditions plus in march last year he fell and broke his back which is still not right and will never be completely healed, he has been told he will always be in pain with it, which is adding to the pain he is in with his spondylosis in his back anyway. my husband has only ever had the mobility part of dla and we are thinking of claiming for the care part but he is so frightened of doing this incase he loses what he already has. we do not know when he will be assessed for pip anyway and are not sure when everyone has to be changed over from the old system to the new but I am wondering if anyone on here could advise me as the wether we should start the ball rolling ourselves or just sit and wait for them to send him a form to move over to pip, then claim for the care part of pip as well as the mobility part.
I now need to dress him in the mornings and he cannot do much until his pain relief has kicked in, he is on tramadol and m.s.t. I would be very grateful for any advise you could give me as I am at my witts end and it is causing arguments between us we are that stressed. thank you all in advance.

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5 years 11 months ago #210187 by Gordon
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Jan

I'm sorry but this is a decision that only you and your husband can make.

The PIP transfer process is running late and is not now expected to complete before late next year and even this date seems optimistic. Claimants are being chosen at random so he could be invited tomorrow or in a couple of years.

The criteria for PIP is very different from DLA so I would advise you to read our PIP Claim guide to help you decide whether to contact the DWP, please be harsh with your marking as those assessing your husband will be.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

If you reasonably think that he would receive a higher award under PIP then then write to the DWP office dealing with his DLA claim notifying them of a Change of Circumstances due to a worsened condition.

Gordon

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5 years 11 months ago #210217 by jan1
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hi Gordon,
thank you for your reply, I will read the guide then decide what to do, but could I ask, my husband will be 65 in January 2019 so if he is not asked to make a claim for pip by then, do you no weather he will be still allowed to go on it, as it states you must be between 16-64 it is all so confusing and we just don't no what to do. thank you.

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5 years 11 months ago #210237 by Gordon
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jan1 wrote: hi Gordon,
thank you for your reply, I will read the guide then decide what to do, but could I ask, my husband will be 65 in January 2019 so if he is not asked to make a claim for pip by then, do you no weather he will be still allowed to go on it, as it states you must be between 16-64 it is all so confusing and we just don't no what to do. thank you.


No, I'm afraid he will still be invited to claim even if he is over 65 at the time.

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5 years 11 months ago #210245 by jan1
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thanks Gordon, as long as they don't say he is over 64 by the time they want him to fill in the form so he cannot apply for it.

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5 years 11 months ago #210254 by Gordon
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jan1 wrote: thanks Gordon, as long as they don't say he is over 64 by the time they want him to fill in the form so he cannot apply for it.


The legislation controlling the transfer takes this situation into account.

Gordon

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