Disability Living Allowance

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Personal Independence Payments =

It will now be replaced by..

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P I P

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PIP Timeline - 1

Early February – Mid March 2013

PIP Timeline - 2

From 08 April 2013Persons aged 16 -

64

New claims for PIP start for those living in:

Cheshire, Cumbria, Merseyside, North East England, North West England.

Any DLA claims from these areas will be treated as PIP claims.

All New claims will now be for Personal Independence Payments

No further ‘NEW’ DLA claims for

16-64 age group

From 10 June 2013Persons aged 16 - 64

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PIP Timeline - 3

Existing DLA claimants: Awards end before 24 Feb 2014: DLA will be renewed.

They will be invited to claim PIP at a later date

And

All existing DLA claimants who report a change in theirDLA Care or Mobility and/or Medical Conditions

will be invited to apply for PIP

AND

Claimants with existing fixed term DLA awards due to expire after the end of February 2014

will be invited to claim PIP.

From October 7th 2013

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PIP Timeline - 4

DLA can continue to be claimed for children up to and including the age of 15.

Once PIP has been introduced,

the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

will contact them as they approach their

16th birthday to explain what will happen next.- - - - - - -

They will then need to apply for PIP as an adult.

Children up to 15 inclusive

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PIP Timeline - 5

All the remaining eligible claimants in receipt of a DLA

award will be invited to make a claim for PIP. DWP plan

to have contacted everyone by 2018 and will write to

individuals in plenty of time to explain what to do.

Existing DLA recipients do not need to contact DWP now.

Between October 2015 and 2018

NOTE: There are NO AUTOMATIC migrations to PIP. Clients must always apply for PIP.

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PIP Timeline - 6

IMPORTANT NOTE:

There is

NO AUTOMATIC MIGRATION TO PIP

Clients must always apply for PIP.

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The Application Process 1 :

The following are extracts from the published DWP documentation

To start a new claim for PIP the claimant should telephone DWP on: 0800 917 2222. This number will be available from 8 April 2013 and the lines will be open between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

The caller will be asked for some basic information, including their: National Insurance Number Bank or building society details Daytime contact number GP or health professional’s details Details of time spent abroad if they have been abroad for more

than 4 weeks at a time over the last 3 years.

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The Application Process 2 : The following are extracts from the published DWP documentation

Once the claim has been registered, a

‘How your disability affects you’ form will be posted to the applicant

The applicant is then required to complete this 36 page document explaining in detail how their condition/s affect their daily life.

Similar to the DLA application, this is a form that is VERY EASY to complete VERY BADLY. Be Aware – Take Advice.

Details of the PIP claims process, along with copies of the claim form, can be found on the DWP website.

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The Application Process 3 : The following is information extracted from the published DWP documentation that

may have been reformatted.

Almost ALL applicants applying for PIP will be required to attend a face to face interview by a Healthcare Professional

This will in most cases be conducted by an external organisation contracted to complete this procedure by the DWP (Capita in Leicestershire we believe – NOT Atos)

The conclusion of the F2F interview will be passed to the “Decision Maker” within the DWP who will make the decision regarding accepting the application or not, and the associated level of the award

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The Application Process 4 : Should the application be agreed, the defined payment will commence

The recipient of the award should anticipate frequent requests by the DWP for updated information as to the claimants current condition and maybe subjected to additional re-examinations

There will be some applicants that are NOT successful both from new applications and those that have migrated from DLA. There is a formal appeals process that is available –

BE AWARE: there are time constraints in respect of making these appeals and: be sure to take advice.

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Things for Applicant to Remember:

Do not rely on the DWP to gather the evidence from any source to verify the applicants condition or details as to how their condition affects them in their daily life.

The applicant needs to source and retain the evidence themselves

ALWAYS ensure that the applicant requests and obtains copies of any reports from a Specialist or in the form of a “Discharge Note” from a Hospital.

The applicant should retain all details of any referral by their GP to a specialist or auxiliary worker/healthcare professional

Retain full details of the prescribed medication, any changes made, when, by whom, and why

EVIDENCE IS THE KEY – GATHER IT AND KEEP IT SAFE. WITHOUT IT YOUR CLAIM MAY FAIL.

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Footnote There are, as we all know, many people in the community that are

frail, vulnerable and possibly suffering from a Mental Health issue.

It is not difficult to understand how someone, having made an initial telephone application after gathering all of the necessary information, then at a later date needing to complete a multi page document, all followed by a F2F interview could seem somewhat stressed.

If they need help they only need to ask –

Should we also be proactive in attempting

to identify their need?

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Thank you for your time and patience.

Any Questions?Peter Yerrell: email: pyerrell@yahoo.co.uk

_________________________________________Citizens Advice:

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https:/www.gov.uk/PIP-checker.