morning all. Well,the dreaded letter has arrived! I have to change from DLA to Pip.
Had to phone them to give some information,and now waiting for forms to fill in about everything. But can anyone tell me, do I need to get information about my illnesses from my GP to include with the forms or do they do that?
Personally I would get the letter and attach it to the forms it will help seeing what your GP puts as you can put complimentary things on the form so you are singing from the same hymn sheet. Also doctors are very busy and reluctant to fill in forms some won't even do it as they reckon it takes too much time and they are not paid enough, ha, ha! Mine managed to get the request letter mixed up with some other paperwork and admitted he never sent anything off until he was sent a reminder and as they had not sent a reminder he had not sent a lettetr! Better be safe than sorry. Good luck with all let us know how you get on.x
Thank you, will do that,and let you know how I get on.x
yes hun it is just like going in for DLA all over again . I was given DLA in may then in july they sent the forms for PIP and I have to go through it all again that is twice in one year they are sh+=- I would say more but I would get told of yes I know they are only people but they do make me mad
Thank you , I have now asked my GP for a letter ,and also have letters of diagnosis etc. so just waiting for those forms to arrive. I gave been on DLA for a number of years,due to psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia etc. ,and it just seems to me that people like us are being treated as if we need to PROVE once again that we are ill! Don,t they realise that we would actually LOVE to be running around and doing normal stuff again ? Oh well, rant over for now, have a good day guys, thank you for all your support here, it,s so good to be able to share. Xx
I would get as much evidence together as you can as it never hurts to have ammunition in your locker! I want to genuinely wish you all the best of lcuk with your application.
All my hopes and dreams for you
Ken
Thank you ken,will do. X
Yes you need to provide as much medical evidence that you can to support your claim and explain your illness in full i.e how it affects you on a daily basis, what type of pain where you have the pain, what are you unable to do because of it. ...how your brain fog affects you i.e is it safe for you to cook, do you need help getting dressed etc. Write a day in the life diary and ask your gp for any copies of any letters he has received from your hospital appointmnets i.e O.T , specialist etc land Photocopy Everything....
facebook.com/FightBack4Justice forum: fightback.boards.net Hope it all works out ok for you.
..also read through the descripters as Pip is so much stricter than Dla...
Thank you so much everyone for your help and advice. Will keep you all up to date, x
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