Telephone interview details

Hi there sorry to jump on your forum.

I did the telephone call to start the ball rolling for my husband's PIP claim from DLA- I gave them all the details they needed and they said they would sent the form out. We got a brown envelope today saying that I have to become my husband's appointee before they do anything else. As far as I knew I already was. Will this delay my husband claim??

Sorry again for jumping on....

just cause wrote: Gordon

Sorry to jump into the topic

I am due to move from DLA to PIP, i do not answer the phone to unfamiliar numbers
and use Caller Display.

Basically how will PIP 1 be initiated if i do not participate in the in the transitional phone call?

Regards JC

Hi JC,

It will be up to you to initiate the claim. You will have 1 month from the 'invitation' letter otherwise you risk for DLA claim being closed arbitrarily.

DWP would like everyone to do this over the phone. There is the option of requesting the PIP1 form to be sent to you - but DWP are trying to pretend that option does not exist and we have some members who have had terrible trouble trying to get the form sent to them. So, although it grieves me to pander to DWP, it is much easier to get the claim started if you can phone them!

Our PIP guide explains what information you would need to hand for the initial phone call

PIP help for claimants

Thank you for your reply Mrs Hurtyback

I have Brain Damage with cognitive impairment and social phobia memory problems etc

Filling in a form over the phone i feel would put me at a substantial disadvantage as i fear i would not be able to process information or answer the call correctly

Also the Lima software without a face to face to place me in the Support Group For ESA (esa85 a) came up with

13. Coping with social engagement due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder.
Engagement in social contact is always precluded due to difficulty relating to others or significant distress experienced by the individual

This is a DLA to PIP transfer which has not yet happened,i will not be initialising this process the DWP when they decided will.

Kind Regards JC

What I meant by you initiating the process is that, although DWP will write and 'invite' you to claim PIP, nothing else will happen until you have either completed the PIP1 by phone or submitted a paper PIP1. There is a limited time for you to do this otherwise your DLA claim would be closed.