Worried! No letter from DWP yet, re app for PIP!!!

Hi there, Has anyone else had this problem?
My daughter lives in the TA postcode area and has an indefinite award for DLA. Judging by DWP's stated schedule she should have received a letter from them during June, or latest July, inviting her to claim PIP. She has still not received anything but does NOT want to ask them in case this prompts them to tell her to claim PIP anyway.

Has anyone else not received a letter when they thought they should have done? If so has anyone found a discreet way to check whether they should have been sent one without alerting the DWP to the fact that they have been overlooked? Has anyone heard about letters being 'lost' in the post? Does anyone know whether the DWP will send any further letters if they don't hear back from you or will the DLA benefit just be stopped? Is there only three weeks to make your claim, if you don't even know whethyer you should be making one yet?

Hate feeling anxious just because it's too alarming to ask the DWP what's going on, in case it makes my daughter's situation worse by reducing her benefit (by changing from DLA to PIP)!!!!!

MinderMum wrote: Hi there, Has anyone else had this problem?
My daughter lives in the TA postcode area and has an indefinite award for DLA. Judging by DWP's stated schedule she should have received a letter from them during June, or latest July, inviting her to claim PIP. She has still not received anything but does NOT want to ask them in case this prompts them to tell her to claim PIP anyway.

Has anyone else not received a letter when they thought they should have done? If so has anyone found a discreet way to check whether they should have been sent one without alerting the DWP to the fact that they have been overlooked? Has anyone heard about letters being 'lost' in the post? Does anyone know whether the DWP will send any further letters if they don't hear back from you or will the DLA benefit just be stopped? Is there only three weeks to make your claim, if you don't even know whethyer you should be making one yet?

Hate feeling anxious just because it's too alarming to ask the DWP what's going on, in case it makes my daughter's situation worse by reducing her benefit (by changing from DLA to PIP)!!!!!

Hi MM,

Welcome to Benefits and Work

TA Postcode (Taunton) only became "PIP Active" for Indefinite DLA Awards recipients from 01/09/15 !

Just because your daughter's Postcode became "PIP Active" for DLA Indefinite/Lifetime Award recipients from 01/09/15 does not mean that she will be "invited" to claim PIP straight away.

It could happen any time between now and October 2017 !

As clarified by this extract :

"Not everyone in these postcode areas will be contacted to claim PIP right away. Claimants can be contacted any time between 13 July 2015 and 30 September 2017.

Existing DLA claimants will continue to get DLA until DWP writes to them to let them know when it will end and what to do next."

From : This Post , and this extract :

"The move from DLA to PIP in the 29 new areas began on 1 September. The transfer process is expected to take over two years, with the DWP saying claimants can be contacted at any time up to 30 September 2017"

From our associated : News Article.

See also :

PIP Claims Guide. (2nd Link down the page)

&

PIP Self Test

bro58

Hi Bro58, Thanks for your reassuring reply.
I quoted my daughter's post code incorrectly as TA (my own), hers is BA and the info states that their area became PIP active in June. As her post can be erratic (both receiving and sending - mail lost randomly) I am concerned as to whether they have sent one or not.
Does the person have just three weeks from receipt of letter to make an application?
Does anyone know whether the DWP send any follow up letters if the person does not apply for PIP or is your DLA just stopped?

Many thanks for your help it is very much appreciated.

Hi Gordon,
Thank you very much for that key piece of info, that DWP will write again, presumably if they receive no response to their first letter? Also that her DLA would be reinstated once a PIP claim is made. I really am very grateful that you have explained this.
No doubt she and I will be making good use of this website when she needs to make her claim.

Thank you again.

MinderMum wrote: Hi Gordon,
Thank you very much for that key piece of info, that DWP will write again, presumably if they receive no response to their first letter? Also that her DLA would be reinstated once a PIP claim is made. I really am very grateful that you have explained this.
No doubt she and I will be making good use of this website when she needs to make her claim.

Thank you again.

Hi MM,

Even though you state that your daughter's Postcode is BA (Bath) and not TA, (Taunton) if you look at the information from the links that I provided, again, BA (Bath) did not become "PIP Active" for DLA Indefinite/Lifetime Award recipients until 01/09/15.

bro58