What happens when you need to re-apply for PIP?

I know I am jumping the gun, as I am only just in the process of applying for PIP for the first time as my DLA runs out in September, BUT I was wondering.....if you are successful in your application to receive PIP for a set time, even if just for a few years, do we all have to repeat the same horrendous rigmarole each time we re-apply? ie filling out a huge form, providing evidence and going through yet another stressful assessment?

I just feel like the government believes all disabled people are liars and are just trying to 'pull the other one' in order to attempt to claim benefits! They are so wrong!

Thank you Gordon. The government aren't going to make anything easy for us then!

I can't help but think it would be so much easier once the online service to apply for Pip is started...if it was possible to save things there and update it as necessary, of any changes...rather than this palaver each time. It is not easy for people with chronic illness to deal with all of this.

Well I have finally completed my PIP application form and it is now sealed in the brown envelope, along with my photocopied evidence etc, ready to post on Monday! Thank you so much for your very helpful guides - without them I don't think I would have answered the questions properly or included half the details I have! I feel that my registration fees have been well spent. Now for the waiting game....

Just a quick question before I post of my brown envelope - should I take it to the Post Office and ask for a receipt of postage or go one step further and send it via signed for delivery?

Oh and one thing I haven't been happy about the application process (nothing to do with your site though!) is receiving 3 reminders from the DWP about making sure they receive my claim form by 22nd May - I received a text on the 7th, then another on the 11th and today I received a letter stating that they had still not received my form so if I haven't posted it off yet, then I should be reminded that they need to receive it by 22nd May! The letter was sent first class too - unlike my application form that took a whole week to arrive! I suffer from severe anxiety so being harrassed by them hasn't helped! I don't think they realise how much of a struggle it can be for most applicants! Shame on them!