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1 year 10 months ago #277422 by KPPurple
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I got the dreaded brown envelope through this morning. My original award ran from Oct 2020 - Oct 2023. I know they can review at any time.
I have read the comprehensive guides on here and will treat this as a new claim. Thanks for putting these together.
On that note, the review form asks if there has been any hospital treatments/admissions. I had a weeks hospital stay - do I have to tell them about this? Would they know if I didn’t tell them?
I worry as I didn’t tell them at the time.
I have read the comprehensive guides on here and will treat this as a new claim. Thanks for putting these together.
On that note, the review form asks if there has been any hospital treatments/admissions. I had a weeks hospital stay - do I have to tell them about this? Would they know if I didn’t tell them?
I worry as I didn’t tell them at the time.
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1 year 10 months ago #277438 by BIS
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Hi KPPurple
It's the length of time you are in hospital that the DWP is interested in. If you're in 28 days or more they stop paying PIP.
Plenty of people don't report hospital stays at the time, and nothing will happen if you mention it later. Will they know if you don't say so? Not necessarily, but it is certainly possible, as happened to a member of B&W recently.
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It's the length of time you are in hospital that the DWP is interested in. If you're in 28 days or more they stop paying PIP.
Plenty of people don't report hospital stays at the time, and nothing will happen if you mention it later. Will they know if you don't say so? Not necessarily, but it is certainly possible, as happened to a member of B&W recently.
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1 year 10 months ago #277518 by KPPurple
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Thanks BIS, I was only in a week for diagnostic tests. Would you know what happened to the B&W member? Were they penalised for it?
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1 year 10 months ago #277523 by KPPurple
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Hi there,
I was just reading the guidance:
As a result, some people have told us they are worried that if they tell the DWP that there has been no change in relation to activities that they consider were scored wrongly last time, they will get the wrong points again
I went to MR and was awarded the correct points after the MR, will this be taken into consideration by the DWP case manager?
I was thinking of sending in my award letter as evidence.
Also , the hospitalisation was due to migraines and now only have 2 or 3 episodes a month which is well controlled by medication. These only affect me 2or 3 days a month, would this go towards the duration of activity?
I was thinking of arguing for a longer award as this was only 2 years, I was thinking of putting this in the additional information section, would this be wise?
I was just reading the guidance:
As a result, some people have told us they are worried that if they tell the DWP that there has been no change in relation to activities that they consider were scored wrongly last time, they will get the wrong points again
I went to MR and was awarded the correct points after the MR, will this be taken into consideration by the DWP case manager?
I was thinking of sending in my award letter as evidence.
Also , the hospitalisation was due to migraines and now only have 2 or 3 episodes a month which is well controlled by medication. These only affect me 2or 3 days a month, would this go towards the duration of activity?
I was thinking of arguing for a longer award as this was only 2 years, I was thinking of putting this in the additional information section, would this be wise?
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1 year 10 months ago #277545 by Gordon
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The assessor may not have any sight of a revised award so I would send the Decision Letter following the MR.
I'm not entirely sure what you are asking in regard to the "duration of activity" but those assessing you will be looking at your limitations on the majority of days, this would seem to exclude the migraines but like many, this is likely to be only one element of the problems you have and it is the total that you should be considering.
There is no harm in arguing for a longer award but be aware the DMs view may be including the likelihood of you conditions worsening not just their improving.
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The assessor may not have any sight of a revised award so I would send the Decision Letter following the MR.
I'm not entirely sure what you are asking in regard to the "duration of activity" but those assessing you will be looking at your limitations on the majority of days, this would seem to exclude the migraines but like many, this is likely to be only one element of the problems you have and it is the total that you should be considering.
There is no harm in arguing for a longer award but be aware the DMs view may be including the likelihood of you conditions worsening not just their improving.
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1 year 10 months ago #277573 by KPPurple
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Hi Gordon,
Thanks for coming back, just to check, you mean to send the revised award letter after MR? In the award letter it says, “ you asked us to look at your award again on x date”. Would it be this one? Sorry, for the questions but I got so many letters.
Sorry, yes, I was asking in relation to the majority of days and so in this case migraines wouldn’t count as I don’t have them in the majority of days.
Thanks
Thanks for coming back, just to check, you mean to send the revised award letter after MR? In the award letter it says, “ you asked us to look at your award again on x date”. Would it be this one? Sorry, for the questions but I got so many letters.
Sorry, yes, I was asking in relation to the majority of days and so in this case migraines wouldn’t count as I don’t have them in the majority of days.
Thanks
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