PIP Backdating?

[EyelinerAndCigarettes]

So I got my award letter today & thankfully I don't have to go for any assessment & I've got the highest rate.
I'm currently still on DLA, high rate care & low rate mobility.
In theory I should get my low rate mobility - high rate mobility (£35.75 a week more) backdated (I know DLA do this) to when I made the first phone call, but I'm confused,
I don't think I do now I'm on PIP?
& Also what the hell is this 4 week period where I get DLA, even though I've been awarded PIP?
I'm so confused & dissapointed to be honest... Can someone help clear my head?

[Pomegranate]

You're disappointed you have been awarded the highest rates without having to appeal or even go to interview?

[Tig]

Hi Helen,

I am very sorry to hear things are confusing at the moment.

I can certainly appreciate how difficult it can be to get the correct information from the DWP and it can be quite disappointing how they give certain information and then change it etc, especially if you are going through a tough time and are finding it hard to process it all.

I agree with Auror about perhaps asking a member of your care team?

x

[EyelinerAndCigarettes]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pomegranate

You're disappointed you have been awarded the highest rates without having to appeal or even go to interview?

I'm not disappointed about what I've got, I understand how lucky or unlucky (whichever way you see it) that I didn't even have an interview.
What I'm annoyed at is that with Disability Living Allowance you get a backdated amount of money if you circumstances change, which mine did, however I rang PIP, and despite my level of mobility going up they do not do any backdating whatsoever, I'm also out of pocket as I have to wait 5 weeks for my PIP to kick in, meanwhile my DLA stops as I've switched over. If that made any sense... Either way, I rang them & they were very nice & explained things to me :)

[MissAnonymous]

I'm glad they have explained it to you, I hope this means you wont have a gap, because if you have filled in forms on time with the change over there should be no gap in the transition. Although you would perhaps be on DLA rates until they have set up your PIP payments despite the decision for PIP being made earlier since they have to do it on date cycles and things like that.

[[SundayGirl]]

PIP is back dated to the day you claimed.