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1 year 7 months ago #280175 by alisonskipworth
pip application form for reporting change of circumstances was created by alisonskipworth
I need to report a worsening of my condition, I live in Northern Ireland, can I report this via an actual form, and not a phonecall as I get terribly confused , anxious and mixed up when on the phone?
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1 year 7 months ago #280183 by BIS
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Hi Alisonskipworth
There isn't a form. I would ring them and say you want to report a change of circumstances and say that you will be putting a letter in the post. That means it gets logged on the system, and you have a date a time already logged of the change. If you just send the letter, there is no telling when it will get processed.
Just a word of warning. If you report a change of circumstances, it will trigger a review, and you will be sent a review form. Is that what you want?
If you are hoping that the new condition will improve your current award - make sure that you understand where you will get the extra points and you are certain the DWP will agree with you. You need to have had this condition for three months before you inform them and it needs to continue for the following nine months.
If you have any doubt that the new condition will positively impact your current award - think very carefully about informing them at the current time. You don't want to trigger a review for nothing.
If this new condition will have no impact on your award - then there is no need to inform the DWP immediately. Many claimants wait until their next review to inform the DWP of a new condition.
Sorry if you already know the information above - but I just wanted to mention it, in case you didn't.
One small thing - I don't know whether your forum name is your real name, but if it is, you should change it.
BIS
There isn't a form. I would ring them and say you want to report a change of circumstances and say that you will be putting a letter in the post. That means it gets logged on the system, and you have a date a time already logged of the change. If you just send the letter, there is no telling when it will get processed.
Just a word of warning. If you report a change of circumstances, it will trigger a review, and you will be sent a review form. Is that what you want?
If you are hoping that the new condition will improve your current award - make sure that you understand where you will get the extra points and you are certain the DWP will agree with you. You need to have had this condition for three months before you inform them and it needs to continue for the following nine months.
If you have any doubt that the new condition will positively impact your current award - think very carefully about informing them at the current time. You don't want to trigger a review for nothing.
If this new condition will have no impact on your award - then there is no need to inform the DWP immediately. Many claimants wait until their next review to inform the DWP of a new condition.
Sorry if you already know the information above - but I just wanted to mention it, in case you didn't.
One small thing - I don't know whether your forum name is your real name, but if it is, you should change it.
BIS
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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