DLA to PIP

Gordon

I read today that an Upper Tribunal has made an important decision regarding transferring from DLA to PIP. They decided that, the R(M) 1/96 principle applied to DLA to PIP reassessments.
A tribunal must adequately explain why someone’s PIP award is very different from their earlier DLA award.
If they don’t give any reasons, or the reasons are not good enough, then the Tribunal’s decision is not legally valid and can be set aside.
This sounds like a bit of welcome light at the end of a very dark tunnel.

Gordon wrote: Plonker

There have been a number of UTT Decisions along these lines for the last six months or more, however, you need to be cautious as many of the PIP activities have no direct relation to the DLA criteria so the argument will not stand, an obvious area where it will is the Moving Around activity although the direct equivalent of DLA HRM is
Standard award for PIP.

Gordon

Gordon
This decision may be useful in PIP cases where an award has been made then on renewal, zero points awarded.

Plonker

Gordon
Still waiting for a home visit to be arranged. This mess all started last September 2017. Received a letter this morning informing me about my State Pension date, which is 10 years away.
Will probably still be waiting for a home visit.

Plonker

Gordon
I’m beginning to think that there will not ever be a home visit offered, seems odd that a big company is not able to arrange a home visit.
How I long for the days of DLA when you received an EMP visit from a doctor. It was not a perfect system, however, it was better than what we have now.