IB decision............how long?

lexi

Anyone know how long on average it takes for a IB award decision?
thanx

cifpower

Normally 2-3 months. You should be claiming income support now then you'll get the difference as a back dated payment.

tanith

mine didn't take nearly that long less than a month maybe 3 wks... good luck

cifpower

Mine took forever. I applied for IS and IB in November 05. I was declined for IB in December. I applied again in January and was told I should not have been declined in November and my claim was finalised in March.

hjb123

When I originally applied for IB last year it took about 6 weeks to 2 months I think.

lexi

thanx for all the replies. When i put in my claim i sent it to 1 place, who forwarded in to another, then they rang & guess what? Yes they were sending it to the main office. What a nonsense! I was told that once they recieved my ssp1 form from my ex-employers they would process it. I thought oh ok maybe a couple of weeks. Oops think i assumed wrongly! I cant claim IS cos of too much in savings which is just as well really considering i have got to wait a bit & then i dont know if i will actually get it! Perhaps this is some way of trying to put me off!
thanx again!

saintjanet

It will vary depending on the area you are in as do the reviews.

Smashing

Depends how many times they lose your claim forms. :rolleyes:

hjb123

Just a quick question - you say you couldnt get IS because of savings - were you not ill when you first applied or how come the change from IS to IB - if you were ill shouldnt you have just applied for IS straight off?

lexi

sorry hjb didnt see the answer! I have never asked for IS & the people on jobplus said the only thing i could recieve was IB. My history is this: I was working & went sick in apr 2005-jan 2006, after having back surgery. My employers paid 6mth full SP & then half pay. It was in 2005 i went on IB after ssp stopped (i think!). I had a 52wk link form. Went bk to work & got med ret in nov 06. Rang Ib & forms etc sent & am now awaiting a decision. I only assume the IS is doubtful whilst reading the dwp website. I did receive a small payment from work which pushes me over the 6000 limit criteria. Of course if you know different please tell me............i am hopeless with the benefit system, thats why i come on here to try & understand it! As i said i thought after what the IB people said , it was a case of pressing the buttons etc, esp with the 52 wk link. Naively i was wrong! thanx again

Smashing

The savings limit for IS has been raised to £16,000 before you are not entitled to anything. A £1 deduction from the IS amount is made for every £250 over £6,000 in savings.

You wouldn't get the full amount, depending on the amount of savings over £6,000, but you would still be entitled to free prescription, dental etc.