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Help with changing from DLA to PIP

stepheng81
stepheng81 Community member Posts: 1 Listener
edited April 2018 in PIP, DLA, and AA
Hi need help to fill in my pip form as changing from dal to pip

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  • JennysDad
    JennysDad Community member Posts: 2,299 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello @stepheng81 and welcome to the community. Good to have you with us.
    I'm not a benefits advisor, but we have some excellent people on here who are and who will respond to your question as soon as they can. Bear with us, please, and they will get back to you as soon as possible.
    Warmest best wishes to you,
    Richard
  • BenefitsTrainingCo
    BenefitsTrainingCo Community member Posts: 2,621 Pioneering
    Hi stepheng81,

    If you need the whole form filling in you'll need to see what services are about in your area - contact your local CAB or Welfare Rights team for assistance.
    If you are stuck on one or two questions we could possibly advise on here.

    Lee
    The Benefits Training Co:

  • wilko
    wilko Community member Posts: 2,458 Disability Gamechanger
    @stepheng81,
    It will be a difficult transition from DLA to PIP as the accessment criteria for the two benefits are totally different from each other. Whereas DLA focused on your disability, PIP focuses on your abilities to manage in your daily living and your mobility issues. Having high rates in DLA is no guarantee that you will be awarded the same in PIP. To find out how you may fair in the PIP accessment take a self test on the site work and benefits, answers honestly as the answers you write in the PIP application form have to be justified in your face to face accessment. Good luck.
  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Community member Posts: 2,904 Disability Gamechanger

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