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5 years 6 months ago #239441 by SD
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Hi I am currently on dla have been for 18 years i have indefinite award high rate for both mobility and care. They sent me pip form i am also on UC sickness element support group was working prior part time for a few months then got to ill to work.
On my DLA form i use to write for the majority of the week.... then explain my symptoms on pip form do you need to say exact number aswell e.g majority of the week 4-5 times a week?
Also I'm confused with walking aids i can only walk 20 meters as i have weakness in my muscles so my legs can give way I'm in pain tired and fatigued I use a stick sometimes however sometimes my arm muscles are too weak to hold it. So friends or family sometimes have to help me. I saw on some posts if you say you use a stick they think you can walk further with it and you lose points. So is it best to leave out the walking aid?
My gp wrote a letter saying my condition is progressive and has no cure, i was on indefinite high rate for care and mobility which she feels is appropriate for my condition. Do you think this will help as i know its hard to get lifetime awards, do you think it will help for me not to be called for assessment i have to have home visit if they do.
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On my DLA form i use to write for the majority of the week.... then explain my symptoms on pip form do you need to say exact number aswell e.g majority of the week 4-5 times a week?
Also I'm confused with walking aids i can only walk 20 meters as i have weakness in my muscles so my legs can give way I'm in pain tired and fatigued I use a stick sometimes however sometimes my arm muscles are too weak to hold it. So friends or family sometimes have to help me. I saw on some posts if you say you use a stick they think you can walk further with it and you lose points. So is it best to leave out the walking aid?
My gp wrote a letter saying my condition is progressive and has no cure, i was on indefinite high rate for care and mobility which she feels is appropriate for my condition. Do you think this will help as i know its hard to get lifetime awards, do you think it will help for me not to be called for assessment i have to have home visit if they do.
Thank you
SD
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5 years 6 months ago #239449 by BIS
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Hi SD
For PIP, the requirement is that the claimant must be limited for the majority of days. - so yes 4 or 5 times out of a week will be fine.
If you use a stick as an aid - then you should say so and describe exactly what you have said below that sometimes you are unable to use the aid because of your arm weakness.
We cannot say what effect your GP's letter will have. There are no lifetime awards for PIP only ongoing awards (which are ten years). The letter will not stop you from being called for an assessment unless there is a specific sentence that says you are too ill to attend one. (Only 3% of claimants receive paper-based decisions)
If you require a home visit, you need to put in a specific request for one and this needs to be backed up by a letter from your GP saying that going to an assessment centre would be detrimental to your physical and/or mental health.
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For PIP, the requirement is that the claimant must be limited for the majority of days. - so yes 4 or 5 times out of a week will be fine.
If you use a stick as an aid - then you should say so and describe exactly what you have said below that sometimes you are unable to use the aid because of your arm weakness.
We cannot say what effect your GP's letter will have. There are no lifetime awards for PIP only ongoing awards (which are ten years). The letter will not stop you from being called for an assessment unless there is a specific sentence that says you are too ill to attend one. (Only 3% of claimants receive paper-based decisions)
If you require a home visit, you need to put in a specific request for one and this needs to be backed up by a letter from your GP saying that going to an assessment centre would be detrimental to your physical and/or mental health.
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5 years 6 months ago #239460 by SD
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Hi BIS
Thank you for reply
Oh right so if i get my GP to fill out the descriptors would that help for a paper based decision. I had a paper based decision on UC work capability support group and everyone said they always call u in for assessment. I can get a letter from my gp to say i cannot travelling in to assessment centre but dont want to ask my doctor to do this now as form may be late they have given me 2 extensions.
Also my doctor is 120 miles away i now moved from that area i was scared to change my doctor as new doctor doesn't know about my condition i havent attended doctor in a year but have prescriptions sent to my new area pharmacy my condition doesn't need me to attend doctors will this look bad?
I only put my GP on form not my consultant as i want them to contact dr not consultant does that matter my dr said in her letter I'm having active treatment from consultant at the hospital.
Thanks SD
Thank you for reply
Oh right so if i get my GP to fill out the descriptors would that help for a paper based decision. I had a paper based decision on UC work capability support group and everyone said they always call u in for assessment. I can get a letter from my gp to say i cannot travelling in to assessment centre but dont want to ask my doctor to do this now as form may be late they have given me 2 extensions.
Also my doctor is 120 miles away i now moved from that area i was scared to change my doctor as new doctor doesn't know about my condition i havent attended doctor in a year but have prescriptions sent to my new area pharmacy my condition doesn't need me to attend doctors will this look bad?
I only put my GP on form not my consultant as i want them to contact dr not consultant does that matter my dr said in her letter I'm having active treatment from consultant at the hospital.
Thanks SD
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5 years 6 months ago #239466 by BIS
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Hi SD
As I said in a previous post only 3% of claimants get a paper-based review. I cannot say whether you will be successful in getting one - but without a letter of support from a GP you have little chance of being granted one. The same applies to a home visit - you need a letter confirming from your GP that a home visit is a necessity. They rarely grant home visits without a supporting letter. If you are not going to include such a letter now, you should say on your form that one is coming.
You can have a look at the PIP GP notes which can be downloaded if you wish your GP to fill it out - but you still need the letter to say about the assessment.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
The DWP rarely contact GPs or consultants - so it really doesn't matter that you didn't put them down or if your GP mentions it. The assessor will probably ask you what additional care you get anyway.
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As I said in a previous post only 3% of claimants get a paper-based review. I cannot say whether you will be successful in getting one - but without a letter of support from a GP you have little chance of being granted one. The same applies to a home visit - you need a letter confirming from your GP that a home visit is a necessity. They rarely grant home visits without a supporting letter. If you are not going to include such a letter now, you should say on your form that one is coming.
You can have a look at the PIP GP notes which can be downloaded if you wish your GP to fill it out - but you still need the letter to say about the assessment.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
The DWP rarely contact GPs or consultants - so it really doesn't matter that you didn't put them down or if your GP mentions it. The assessor will probably ask you what additional care you get anyway.
BIS
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