ESA medicals used for pip

I'm preparing for ESA review later this year, currently in support group. I understand ESA medicals can have a bearing on pip etc. I'm currently on DLA hrm mrc. Though I'm not anticipating problems, I'm wondering what might happen should ESA medical be used to look again at my DLA? Obviously it would be dealt with as a reported change of circumstances and I'd be invited to claim pip. Question is, what would happen re:my dla payments in the interim. Would they cease or continue until a pip decision were made? Lastly, if for eg the ESA medical suggests the dla mobility is consistent with my condition but the care component in their opinion might be looked at again, would all dla payments cease or only the component in question? Fortunately this is only hypothetical at present but I'm trying to plan for every scenario just in case. My mobility issues wont be in question and my care component is quite solid as I receive it for various descriptors but given the things I've read re: the relentless drive to strip disabled people of entitlement by any means I would appreciate knowing what might happen to my dla payments in such a scenario, as opposed to merely being transfered to pip in due course.

Thanks Gordon. No my postcode isnt yet active so Im not expecting any chage for a long time yet. Just wanted to clarify things as so many underhand tactics are now being used by dwp it seems.
I'm not anticipating problems with the ESA assesment either but just thought Id better ask the question. Thanks again

Sorry Gordon...a little more confused now having digested what you say. I understood that any reported change of your condition,be it by oneself, by someone else or by a dwp medical assesor would instigate an invitation to claim pip, regardless of the postcode region, rather than being assesed again for dla. Either way you seem to suggest current payments of dla would remain until a pip decision were made.Unless there were serious concerns re original dla award. Is that correct?
Again I dont forsee issues but given the niggardly manner the HCP's apparently employ in interpreting the rules and descriptors I just need to be aware of the possible outcomes

micksville wrote: Sorry Gordon...a little more confused now having digested what you say. I understood that any reported change of your condition,be it by oneself, by someone else or by a dwp medical assesor would instigate an invitation to claim pip, regardless of the postcode region, rather than being assesed again for dla. Either way you seem to suggest current payments of dla would remain until a pip decision were made.Unless there were serious concerns re original dla award. Is that correct?
Again I dont forsee issues but given the niggardly manner the HCP's apparently employ in interpreting the rules and descriptors I just need to be aware of the possible outcomes

Hi mv,

What Gordon is saying that in any transfer process over to PIP from DLA, (Disregarding a serious case of DLA fraud etc) DLA would remain in payment until 4 weeks after the date of any PIP Decision.

The reporting of a Change in Circumstances regarding a current DLA award, by you or anyone else, would only result in a review under PIP criteria if you were in an active PIP area.

If not in an active PIP Area, the review would be done under DLA criteria.

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