DLA to PIP

kirsty3 wrote: I been waiting to be transferred to PIP from lifelong DLA but no brown envelope has yet arrived . How much delay is there ...... is it worth asking them to be assessed or will they drop the transfers to PIP. MANY THANKS

The project is running later than anticipated. DLA claimants are being selected at random so it could be tomorrow or next year that you receive an invitation to claim PIP. All DLA claimants who meet the transfer criteria will be invited to claim PIP.

Gordon

maria wrote: From what i understand if you request to be transferred from DLA to PIP and you are given a higher award you get this back dated to the date the application is made I think or at least from when the decision is made. However there is always a chance you could get less money. If i had known this instead of waiting for the brown envelop to drop through the letter box i would have requested a tranfer because of a change in circumstances and received £1200 in backdated award.

No award, where the claimant is transferring from DLA to PIP will be backdated, the Transfer legislation does not allow it.

Gordon

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If the claimant is being moved from DLA to PIP then there is no backdating of a higher award, whatever the circumstances of the transfer.

If the claimant is already receiving PIP and they report a CofC then any increased award should be backdated.

Gordon