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5 years 9 months ago #213737 by PC Pilot
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Hi to all......and thank you so much for such a valuable and reassuring resource.

I hope that someone can offer me some direction as I am in receipt of the "How your disability affects you form" (marked up as 'PIP. 1003' but enclosed with 'PIP 2' Information Booklet) in respect of a transfer from DLA to PIP.

To provide you a little background, I suffer with Muscular Dystropy (since birth) and was awarded Mobility Allowance 'for life' following an Appeals Tribunal in 1986. I have been on DLA (Higher Rate Mobility/Low Rate Care) since 1992 (when it replaced Mobility Allowance). In 2011 my DLA award was subtley changed to 'Indefinately' and then in 2012 a DWP Doctor visited me at home to conduct a review.

To my shock before the Doctor left he advised me "off the record" that in the event my DLA were to be disallowed that "you (I) MUST appeal", he went further stating that in his opinion I was "not receiving enough support" but he acknowledged that in the climate which existed at that time to seek review of my circumstances could potentially result in loss of some support when reviewed upon introduction of the (then) forthcoming PIP.

This advice was subsequently reinforced by my then disability advocate (who also volunteered for CAB as a benefits advisor) and I was urged to retain my DLA status until such time as DWP required me to transfer to PIP. In the intervening years, I lost my disabled advocate (due to local authority cuts) but discussions with my Neurology support workers at my annual review indicated that little had changed as they too acknowledged that transferring to PIP was at best unpredictable though they felt I would probably be OK at appeal...hardly a ringing endorsement!

I took membership with benefits and work following receipt of the PIP 1 letter at the beginning of last month. I appraised myself of the PIP 2 process by following your excellent and thorough guide (thank you!) and since receipt of the "How your disability affects you form" at the beginning of this month. I have prepared detailed answers to each of the relevant questions in line with what I beleive is intended in the guide but would really like to review whether I have completed this appropriately?

To be fair the whole thing is making me ill, it has taken the best part of a week to detail my experiences for a whole complexity of conditions many of which which have I put to the back of my mind so as to cope with my difficulties over the years. This has made me quite angry and I feel that the level of detail required far exceeds that asked of by my clinicians when seeking to diagnose/treat me.

I hope that you can help, perhaps someone on the forum could review my draft responses to ensure that I have understood the guide correctly.

Finally, would you recommend that I see my GP before returning the completed form (the timescale for this - 23.06 is very much worrying me) as these days I have very little GP contact as all of my conditions are reviewed at hospital consultant level.

Thank you again for your support.

Neil

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5 years 9 months ago #213763 by Gordon
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Neil

I'm sorry but we are really not able to offer comment on what members are writing on their claim forms, to do so we have to have a good understanding of your problems which is not feasible in the forum.

If you have questions about the operation of the PIP Descriptors then this is something we can help with.

Remember it is not your conditions that are being assessed but the limitations that result from them, also you need to be able to complete the activities "reliably" and "on the majority of days", both of these terms are explained in the PIP Claim guide.

Yes, speak to your GP, they may be able to offer assistance with your claim but it may take them time to do so.

Gordon

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