Review

Hi munz

There is always a chance that your daughter could loose her claim as the DWP can at time,work in mysterious ways.

Your post is slightly confusing as you mentioned your daughter did receive DLA but then go on to say she now receives PIP, low rate mobility and middle care. Unfortunately with PIP there is no care component, they now have daily living component and, you can only get standard rate or enhanced rate. So I assume that your daughter receives standard rate for both daily living and mobility components.

If your daughters condition has deteriorated then she needs to report a change in circumstances, if she is successful then her claim will be backdated to the date she reported the change of circumstances. A review is different and not backdated.

The first thing I would do is use our self-tester to see if she may be eligible for the enhanced component; benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independe...nt-pip/pip-self-test, if she is then contact DWP and report a change in circumstances, she will be sent a new claims form to complete.

Use our guide to help with this task; benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip and let us know how she gets on.

Gary

Hi munz

Don't apply for a review, apply for a change of circumstances.

The difference is, when you apply for a review and you are awarded a higher component then the review will be dated from when the decision was made, whereas if you apply for a change of circumstances and you are successful, then your claim will be backdated to the date when you applied for a change in circumstances.

Gary

Hi Munz

There is always a small risk if one asks for a review that a claimant could lose their award, but this rarely happens. If it did, it would be on the DWP to show that your daughter's disability had improved. As she received it for her Deafness, this would not be possible - so I think it is unlikely. As Gary suggests, you would be better putting in for a change of circumstances.

Your daughter might want to keep a diary (if she doesn't already) documenting her fibromyalgia. It is one of those conditions that can be challenging to get the DWP to take seriously. You can see an example under PIP diaries. benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip. It's not compulsory to send one.

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