Hi there
Just to let you know there is a long delay on invalidity pension applications at the moment. I am on illness benefit, applied for invalidity pension last November, and they have not yet looked at my application yet. They are dealing with priority cases first, i.e. people who are only entitled to illness benefit for 2 years and their payments are coming to an end.
I was called for a medical exam a few months ago, it did say in the letter that the exam was not only relevant to invalidity pension, but any other payment I might be on. They didnt find me fit for work, so still getting the illness benefit at the moment, and waiting for their decision.