pip

thank you gordon for getting back to me..i really hope they leave my esa alone im running out of steam,,,one thing that come to mind,when i first made the claim for pip,i was asked if i wanted them to use my old dla evidance forms or what have ya,to help with my pip claim,i told them yes its a good idiea and to use it,they then wrote and told me they havent got any paperwork evidence or anything about my dla so they have nothing to use,,they said they shred everything,,i find this very hard to believe,i really do,,how do they refer back to your past entiltlements?.how would they know just what people are on,is this the case gordon ,,have you heard this before?.its very unfair,and seems to go against what they indeed are trying to do in the first place,,surley the more the merrier when it comes to evedence,,,,john

I’m waiting for a ftf for pip transfer from dla, I was asked if I wanted my dla details to be used, I said yes. Later I was told by DWP that because it was so old they were prevented because of Data Protection, so why ask in the first place, they were already aware of the date when they asked. They also didn’t answer CAB who wrote on my behalf prior to my asking. I’d be lost without this site.

thank you gordon for getting back,,they do make things harder than they need to be,its been 10 weeks now since i posted the claim form for pip,havent heard a thing,,but i know there is a big backlog,,its just sole destroying,,i did send a recent letter in with the form stating how much bennafit and wich ones we are on,but they never mentiond it,,i know they havent contacted my gp yet becouse he would have told me he knows how anxiouse i am,but he wont write a confirmation letter untill its requested,so i dont have to pay,,iv told him i dont mind paying,and that they probably wont contact him at all,he said that not to worry when the time comes he will back me all the way..i also took it upon myself to write the gp a letter just bringing him up to date with all my feelings and ailments that i dont mention to him all the time,i thought it best he knows what im going through on a daily basis,,all i can do is wait now untill they make there move,,thanks for your advice so far very much apprieciated,,,,john

hello gordon .a quick update,,i today got a letter back from dwp (well atos ).its taken 11 weeks to hear from them,,i am told that i will be having a home face to face and i just wanted to ask if that is significant,,ie,does it mean i have a better chance of a posative outcome from a home f2f?..and is there anything i should know in advance?,on the letter it says that i will be asked which room i feel more comfortable in doing the f2f,so does that mean i could be in bed,is that a good idea or is it detriment.it also said that they will ask me how a typical day is in my life,with my memory problems i have to write everything i need to remember down on paper,,will i be able to write a typical day letter for the f2f?,,thank you in advance gordon really appreciate your help....john,,,,ps when they ask me to do any form of exersise (movements of legs arms and such) do i have to do them,im in constant pain from numarouse places allready.