DLA to PIP

Orangeblossom

The Decision Letter should explain, at least at a high level, why they have been refused PIP, it would be worth finding out whether this was because they were not viewed as meeting the criteria or whether it was the result of some sore of technical failing.

The first step to challenging the Decision is to request a Mandatory Reconsideration, our PIP MR & Appeal guide explains the process, they should make the request in writing. They should also request a copy of the assessment report, it is worth phoning for this but following up the request in writing.

Their primary goal with the MR is to show that they meet the criteria for PIP, so they should look at their form with the Decision Letter and the assessment report to see where they can explain their limitations in more detail.

Whilst there are overlaps between DLA and PIP there are also considerable discrepancies, it is perfectly possible for someone currently receiving DLA to have no entitlement to PIP, also DLA does not use similar terms to PIP, so they should be cautious in using information from their DLA claim in regard to PIP.

If we can help more then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.

Gordon