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DLA to PIP conversion and DLA renewals

ASH
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Welfare officer - St Christopher's Hospice, SE London

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I should know this but we haven’t needed to worry about DLA to PIP conversion until recently.  The client has been sent a DLA renewal pack for September (both special rules claims).  But since June we hare having to make PIP claims when we want to uprate DLA awards. Do we ignore the renewal and make a PIP claim or should we go ahead with the DLA renewal?

Paul_Treloar_CPAG
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Advice and Rights Team, Child Poverty Action Group

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See p.621 WBH 2015/16, second para down which states you can still make a renewal DLA claim if DWP writes to you and tells you to renew your existing award of DLA as it is going to run out, footnote230 points you towards reg.22 PIP (Transitional Provisions) Regs 2013.