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5 years 6 months ago #239491 by maryo
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Hello,
I have received a letter to invite me to claim PIP from DLA.
I received a reminder letter on Saturday the 26th to claim by the 28th October or my DLA will stop.This is the first letter I have received inviting me to claim.
I called and asked for an extension due to health reasons and the late receipt of the letter that makes it more difficult to get advice and support to make the telephone conversation but was refused,I also asked for a paper format but that was also refused.
Could you advise me on the following please:-
1.Should I ask for my previous DLA evidence to be taken into consideration or if this is not advisable.I was on an indefinite award and the information is many years old.
2.I do not have copies,should I seek a freedom/data request to access this?
3.Was I wrong in refusal of extension?
Many thanks in advance
I have received a letter to invite me to claim PIP from DLA.
I received a reminder letter on Saturday the 26th to claim by the 28th October or my DLA will stop.This is the first letter I have received inviting me to claim.
I called and asked for an extension due to health reasons and the late receipt of the letter that makes it more difficult to get advice and support to make the telephone conversation but was refused,I also asked for a paper format but that was also refused.
Could you advise me on the following please:-
1.Should I ask for my previous DLA evidence to be taken into consideration or if this is not advisable.I was on an indefinite award and the information is many years old.
2.I do not have copies,should I seek a freedom/data request to access this?
3.Was I wrong in refusal of extension?
Many thanks in advance
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5 years 6 months ago #239500 by Gordon
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marie
It's up to you, but be aware that the PIP assessment criteria is significantly different from the DLA one.
If you have had a recent DLA assessment or your conditions have not changed significantly since you were last assessed then you might want to consider using your DLA information.
If you have not been assessed for some time or your conditions have changed since you last were then you might want to concentrate on using new evidence.
Using your previous DLA evidence does not preclude you from supplying new evidence.
There is no guarantee that your DLA information will still be available.
Although you can ask as part of you making a claim, I would not expect the DWP to provide copies of the DLA evidence to you.
Our recommendation is to supply all of the evidence you want those assessing you to review with the PIP2. You can get copies of your previous DLA information, if you do not have copies yourself by making a Subject Access Request.
SAR :
www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/request-for-personal-information.rtf
From this page :
www.dwp.gov.uk/privacy-policy/data-protection/
The DWP can offer an extension but it is quite rare for them to do so at this stage of the process, I would not read anything into the refusal.
Gordon
It's up to you, but be aware that the PIP assessment criteria is significantly different from the DLA one.
If you have had a recent DLA assessment or your conditions have not changed significantly since you were last assessed then you might want to consider using your DLA information.
If you have not been assessed for some time or your conditions have changed since you last were then you might want to concentrate on using new evidence.
Using your previous DLA evidence does not preclude you from supplying new evidence.
There is no guarantee that your DLA information will still be available.
Although you can ask as part of you making a claim, I would not expect the DWP to provide copies of the DLA evidence to you.
Our recommendation is to supply all of the evidence you want those assessing you to review with the PIP2. You can get copies of your previous DLA information, if you do not have copies yourself by making a Subject Access Request.
SAR :
www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/request-for-personal-information.rtf
From this page :
www.dwp.gov.uk/privacy-policy/data-protection/
The DWP can offer an extension but it is quite rare for them to do so at this stage of the process, I would not read anything into the refusal.
Gordon
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5 years 6 months ago #239507 by maryo
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Hi Gordon,
Thank-you for your reply.
Do I understand this correctly.
Should I ask for the previous evidence to be taken into consideration on the telephone,(possibly many years old) and try and provide additional recent evidence.Or ask to see what information they have before deciding.
Or to say no and do a SARS/Data Protection request and see what is available if any and then decide?
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Thank-you for your reply.
Do I understand this correctly.
Should I ask for the previous evidence to be taken into consideration on the telephone,(possibly many years old) and try and provide additional recent evidence.Or ask to see what information they have before deciding.
Or to say no and do a SARS/Data Protection request and see what is available if any and then decide?
Thank-you
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5 years 6 months ago #239511 by Gordon
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Marie
The person you speak to on the phone will not know what DLA evidence is or is not available all they will want to know is whether you want it included or not if it is still available.
So if you do want the information included then I would tell them yes when you make the call but also request, by contacting the office dealing with your DLA claim the information be sent to you.
Gordon
The person you speak to on the phone will not know what DLA evidence is or is not available all they will want to know is whether you want it included or not if it is still available.
So if you do want the information included then I would tell them yes when you make the call but also request, by contacting the office dealing with your DLA claim the information be sent to you.
Gordon
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