Changing over from Dla to pip

billybeaver wrote: Hi all I am hoping for a bit of help regarding the moving about and walking section on my pip forms,
It asks you to tick one of the Boxs about how far can you walk but as I can't walk at all as I'm wheelchair bound do I just leave all the Boxs blank or just write can't walk at all in that place and then write the reasons on the extra information page opposite
I can not understand why theirs not a box to tick saying can't walk at all as that would help
Any help will be much appreciated

Hi bb,

Yes, if you cannot walk at all, leave the tick box options blank, write a comment such as "N/A cannot walk at all, see further information in the text box/on added A4 page", then state why you cannot walk at all and have to use a wheelchair in the text box or on an added A4 page.

If you can't walk at all, and have to use a wheelchair through necessity rather than by choice, you should receive the maximum 12 points giving an Enhanced PIP Mobility Award under the "Moving Around" Activity !

bro58

Ty bro58 that's what I will do then yes I use a electric wheelchair all the time as without it I'd be sitting in the same spot all day lol thanks again for your help il be back again soon as theve got to be sent back by next week
Also the date they have to be back is next Sunday so iv got to send them next Thursday next day delivery so they get their for Friday and I only got them last week so they haven't given me a lot of time to fill them in
Thanks again bb

billybeaver wrote: Ty bro58 that's what I will do then yes I use a electric wheelchair all the time as without it I'd be sitting in the same spot all day lol thanks again for your help il be back again soon as theve got to be sent back by next week
Also the date they have to be back is next Sunday so iv got to send them next Thursday next day delivery so they get their for Friday and I only got them last week so they haven't given me a lot of time to fill them in
Thanks again bb

Hi bb,

You can ring PIP and request a 2 week extension to fill in and return your PIP 2 form, especially if you won't get the full 4 weeks due to only receiving the PIP 2 last week.

Quite a lot of members have done this and have received the 2 week extension without any problems.

bro58

Thank you bro58 il give them a ring tomorrow to see if they will give me an extra 2 weeks as they can only say no ,also if they agree with giving me the extra time how do I get it confirmed as I don't want them to stop my dla because they received it to late and I would have no proof of asking them ,thanks again for all your help I don't know what I'd do with out this site and all of your help
Cheers
bb

Ty Gorden I rand pip this morning asking for a extension and they have kindly given me a extra 2 weeks to fill it all in ,yes I did ask if they would confirm it but the lady who was very nice said that it was all updated on their records so should be no problems but to ignore a letter that would be sent out to me regarding the first date
So thanks again for all your very helpful advice I will undoubtably be back again soon for some more help
bb