My DLA to PIP journey

Hi to everyone

I just wanted to update you all and thank all the mods on here for their dedication and help and of course to the fantastic guides, without which i am sure i would have had a nervous breakdown by now.

My journey started in june with the arrival of my invitation letter. A damaged form and a lost form later, my form was returned to the dwp in September. After a stressful time of being told i had to attend a face to face 50 miles away and with the support of my gp and help from my mp, i attended a local centre on the 7th march.

My assessment went well and i was very lucky to have a very understanding nurse who listened and didnt ask me any silly questions, just what i would expect to be asked; my conditions, my meds, how they effected my daily living, etc. No questions of how many friends i had, if i used social media or anything to undermine my application. I have to say, he was brilliant and i am so lucky to have seen a nice assessor.

I asked for a copy of the report which i received last week. The report was true to how the assessment went and no inaccuracies.

I received the decision today, the same rates as i was on, not to be reveiwed until 6th march 2026!!!!

I cant believe after 10 months of stress it's over, for now and perhaps i can think of other things rather than PIP and my family can be less stressed!

I would like to again thank everyone involved with this site, the endless information and knowledge is priceless and has been more helpful than i can ever explain.

Best wishes to you all and i hope that people gping through this are as lucky as me to have a compassionate assessor.

Many thanks

B xx.

bubbles wrote: Hi to everyone

I just wanted to update you all and thank all the mods on here for their dedication and help and of course to the fantastic guides, without which i am sure i would have had a nervous breakdown by now.

My journey started in june with the arrival of my invitation letter. A damaged form and a lost form later, my form was returned to the dwp in September. After a stressful time of being told i had to attend a face to face 50 miles away and with the support of my gp and help from my mp, i attended a local centre on the 7th march.

My assessment went well and i was very lucky to have a very understanding nurse who listened and didnt ask me any silly questions, just what i would expect to be asked; my conditions, my meds, how they effected my daily living, etc. No questions of how many friends i had, if i used social media or anything to undermine my application. I have to say, he was brilliant and i am so lucky to have seen a nice assessor.

I asked for a copy of the report which i received last week. The report was true to how the assessment went and no inaccuracies.

I received the decision today, the same rates as i was on, not to be reveiwed until 6th march 2026!!!!

I cant believe after 10 months of stress it's over, for now and perhaps i can think of other things rather than PIP and my family can be less stressed!

I would like to again thank everyone involved with this site, the endless information and knowledge is priceless and has been more helpful than i can ever explain.

Best wishes to you all and i hope that people gping through this are as lucky as me to have a compassionate assessor.

Many thanks

B xx.

Hi B,

Very good news indeed !!!!

Thanks for the positive comments we are glad that we were able to help !!

Yes, hopefully you will now enjoy a prolonged "PIP free period" !!!

bro58

That's great news! Thanks for letting us know and for the kind words about B+W

Thank you bro and Mrs H, it really has been a hard time, but i believe in knowledge is power, so i highly recommend this site, it is so much better to know what to expect and what information they are actually wanting to know!!

I take a peak on here everyday, but may have a break for a bit, so i would like to send you my best wishes Mrs Hurtyback for your journey too! I will keep an eye for if you post how it goes.

I may sleep a little easier tonight

That's very kind, thank you. I should have had my PIP f2f today but it was cancelled with just an hour to go. At least I have another 2.5 years left on my DLA award so I have plenty of time to spare!

You could be right to take a break from the forum, it will be difficult for you to 'switch off' and relax if you are constantly reading other peoples' stories.

Sweet dreams

That's very annoying for it to be cancelled at last minute, they have no idea the stress it causes!!

I hope you are able to relax over the easter and that all goes well for you, thank you once again