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New DLA form?

Josephina
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Hello

I have received an e-mail from a woman who says she was asked to fill out a new DLA form which resembled very much an ESA50. This is new to me, as my clients still come to me with the standard DLA1. I have just visited the direct.gov site and downloaded a DLA form, and it it still the standard DLA1.

Does anyone know anything about this new form, or know if there is some pilot somewhere?

Josephina

Jon (CANY)
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One possibility is a PIP trial: The new test will be piloted over the summer on around 1,000 volunteers who currently claim disability living allowance (DLA), which will be replaced by PIP when it is introduced in 2013.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jul/12/disability-benefit-test-driven-by-cuts

I’d expect the assessment form for that to be as you describe. I’d also expect some people here to be interested in seeing a copy of the form, if it’s not already published somewhere? Some info on PIP criteria:

http://www.disabilityalliance.org/f60.htm

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/pip-draft-assessment-criteria-note.pdf

Ken Butler
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The DWP are issuing a new version of the DLA claim pack this month.

Attached is a copy of this together with the claim pack notes.

Looks like it still has to update the Directgov website.

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Karen Holmes
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Attachments seem to both be DLA claim form notes.
I think this is the correct one.

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Ariadne
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I think that it is redesigned and actually rather good. Unlike older forms it deals expressly with mental health issues such as motivation, anxiety and hallucinations, and also appears to acknowledge the disabling effect of taking an abnormally long time to do things.

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It’s been in use in Liverpool for a number of years now and I find it straight forward and easy to use.

Josephina
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I think Craven is right, it must be a pilot for what is supposed to become PIP. Does anyone know where this pilot is done?