DLA Renewal - advice please

Hi there,

This will seem long winded but please bear with me and offer any advice if you can.

I live in Spain, have done for about 3 years. With the consent of DWP I hastened to add. Anyway, they have now sent me a renewal form for DLA (although sent it to my mothers address in UK?!)

Firstly, I thought DLA renewals would stop by now, and I'd be asked to fill in a PIP form? Or because of my location, they are not doing that yet?

Secondly, 2 years ago my old UK doctor and I decided that after two and a bit decades of medical intervention with no improvements whatsoever, we would cease medication and therapy as both were actually causing more symptoms, terrible side effects and further distress. I have been at varying levels of crap over that time, but that is no different to with medical help. Added to which, I am not covered for healthcare in spain, so if there is a medical emergency I have to pay privately. So, my problem is that for two years or so, no professional has seen me with relation to my illnesses. So what evidence can I provide that I am still chronically unwell?

The only thing I have is old reports from February 2013, of the UK Doctor saying we are stopping treatment, and my old therapists reports from the same time, who I am no longer in contact with.

Any advice I would really appreciate. Thank you kindly

Dear Gordon

Thank you so much for replying to me and for your help.

This whole process is like a sword of Damocles over my head, I dread opening the letter box incase theres a brown envelope in there. And if you're right about the PIP, then I'll have to go through all this again shortly for PIP. Grrgh.

I am seeing a private psychologist today which is costing an arm and a leg, wartime rations for me for the next few months, he is going to assess me and write a report -stating whats wrong with me etc. Will also have to do that for a private GP. Which leads me to ask one more question of you, hope thats ok....

In the form they ask if I give consent for them to contact my listed professionals yadayada, "if you dont agree this may effect your claim etc etc. " as the professionals Im seeing dont really know me as such and are contacted by the DWP to account for me, it could go pear shaped, but then if i say no to consent it will go pear shaped anyway. What do you think?

Thank you in advance and thank you to your wonderful forum and website, has prevented a lot of sleepless, tearing my hair out, banging my head against the wall nights.

HI ,

Can someone please advise when being assessed and filling in the claims form for pip is it best to provide alot of information or is it best too keep it to a limit ?

thanks in advance

Ali