DLA Reassessment queries

digitalrace

The DWP are using a 20 week lead time for invitations to claim PIP, by my calculations 20 weeks from 22 June would be mid November, so I would expect your renewal to be for DLA rather than PIP.

If you do not receive the DLA forms by the end of next month then you should contact the DWP.

If it is a DLA renewal, then it is essential that your completed DLA forms are returned to the DWP before your DLA award ends, if you fail to do this then your DLA claim will end and you will have no choice but to claim PIP.

Gordon

DR

No problems

1. The DWP are using a rolling 20 week period when they invite claimants to claim PIP, this means that 20 weeks in advance of an award ending they will contact the claimant to start the transfer. More specifically they will be starting operations in your postcode with DLA claims that end on or after 20 weeks from 22 June, which I make to be 9 November, so if your claim ends in October it will be to early for it to be transferred to PIP.

2. DLA has ended for new claims by adults across the UK mainland and in active PIP postcodes. Whether PIP is better or worse for you will depend on how you are affected by your conditions, for some it may mean an increased award, for many their award will be the same, but for a significant number it is likely that there current award may be reduced or they will lose it altogether.

3. The DLA unit should automatically send you the DLA forms about 4 months before the end of your claim, if you do not receive them then you should chase them. This will be a full re-assessment of your claim, so you should complete the forms in detail and provide evidence as you can.

4. The Decision resulting from your renewal should determine when you will be asked to claim PIP, if it is another fixed term award then it will likely be at the end of this , if it is an indefinite award then you will be chosen at random, but I would expect you to have at least a year before being asked to claim PIP, but I cannot guarantee this.

Just to add to my previous advice, please use a tracked postal service when you return your forms so that you can confirm that the DWP have received your forms.

Gordon

DR

1. That is my belief

2. No, you must submit your DLA re-assessment forms before the award ends, because if you do not your DLA claim will be terminated and you will have to make a new claim for PIP and will receive no payments until an award is made (you would then receive back payments).

3. The Adult DLA forms are no longer available online in the UK, the following link is to an archived copy of the form, you would need to confirm that the information requested is the same as the actual form you receive.

webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/htt...orms/dla1a_adult.pdf

If not then you would have to transfer the information across. If you complete your answer on separate sheets then it should be relatively easy to link these to the paper form.

Gordon