P.I.P. timescales...

marcus6

Shisha wrote: »

Hi. My ftf was on Friday 18th July I thought it went well but after reading various posts that doesn't really count. Now I am wondering when I should start phoning to see if a decision has been made or where I am in the queue. This final bit of waiting is harder to cope with than all the previous weeks of waiting. I don't think I can handle any more stress if the outcome is not favourable.

Hi Shisha,

I had my assessment on the 18th as well, i phoned DWP up yesterday and they told me i had got PIP, and she said on the phone it was done sunday, so it looks like they are working over time to get them done, give them a call today and see..........

Shisha

Hi Marcus. I will give them a phone but am a bit nervous of what they might say. Isn't it strange how this takes over your life......the waiting.

Sunshinesusie3

cazz2013 wrote: »

Hi All, I originally posted on this thread - during my 30+ week wait for PIP - which was awarded January this year. It was a two year award from June 2013 - June 2015, with information that I would receive a renewal pack approx. 20 weeks before my award ended.

Fast forward middle of July (2 weeks ago) and I have already received the renewal pack with a deadline to return within the next two weeks. After phoning to see if there is a problem with my claim - I have been informed that all renewals are being sent out early to allow time for the correct assessments, given the backlog they are currently contending with.

So after over 6 months getting really stressed, worked up, and upset waiting for the claim to be decided - they have now deemed 7 months later that they will I need to start again so that they can have nearly a year to assess all renewals. I am really wondering if it is worth going through it all over again.

Even more so - given that my health has defiantly not improved - my world is falling apart at the seams - it is causing so much heart ache and stress to so many people - I just do not know if I can do this anymore.

Sorry for the length of my post - but thought that you would all like to know what to expect next. And I really needed just to vent on this, because everything else is so ****. I really hope that all of you still awaiting decisions hear very soon - it is a weight lifted once you receive your award - but they quickly come back for another round. Thank-you for taking the time to read all of this x

I really feel for you.

Since your award it seems they've changed the wording in the decision letter as mine said I would contacted again a year before my award was due to end 'to make sure you're receiving the right level of PIP'. It was only when I was helping my husband complete his carer's allowance form that I discovered that this will be November 2015 not 2014 as I'd first thought. Which I'm pleased about I'd already started to fret about going through it all again.

IMO though I'm not sure what the value of this 12-month-before-the-end-of-your-claim-review is as from what I've seen elsewhere it's not a renewal, unfortunately that looks like a separate thing. I'm sure all the processes are created to grind us down and therefore think twice before continuing to claim.

Try not to let it get you down, you've done all the hard work, use the experience you've gained so far to complete the form comprehensively making sure you include any supporting information to show how your condition as not changed and may even have worsened due to the stress related to the claims procedure.

The more I think about it the more it seems they've not really worked out what they're doing and I can't see how any of this in the end is going to save money. Less people may get PIP/DLA but the cost of administering this I'm sure is going to outweigh any savings. My rant over!

LL30

Just rang again. Still no result. The guy said he'd 'chase it up' as it's 'gone over the expected time limits now'. Whatever that may mean.

lemontart

LL30 wrote: »

Just rang again. Still no result. The guy said he'd 'chase it up' as it's 'gone over the expected time limits now'. Whatever that may mean.

oh for petes sake that is ridiculous, perhaps email to mp time for you is in order - I am waiting another week before calling then that will be the 30 working days capita told me - jump every time phone rings and dread the brown envelope.

LL30

lemontart wrote: »

oh for petes sake that is ridiculous, perhaps email to mp time for you is in order - I am waiting another week before calling then that will be the 30 working days capita told me - jump every time phone rings and dread the brown envelope.

Tell me about it. I did email the MP but I suspect he's sick to death of me (currently have an ongoing battle with my student funding). I am stuck in no man's land and it is terrible. From 1st September I have no way to pay for my childcare, and therefore no way to attend my placement. At least if I knew what was happening with PIP, I would be able to gauge better what I have/haven't got coming in. The stress of waiting on both sets to respond is awful. The phone rings and I feel sick (even worse if I miss a call) and I even drove home at lunch yesterday to see if the postman had bought me anything!

I think I need to get a grip...

lemontart

LL30 wrote: »

Tell me about it. I did email the MP but I suspect he's sick to death of me (currently have an ongoing battle with my student funding). I am stuck in no man's land and it is terrible. From 1st September I have no way to pay for my childcare, and therefore no way to attend my placement. At least if I knew what was happening with PIP, I would be able to gauge better what I have/haven't got coming in. The stress of waiting on both sets to respond is awful. The phone rings and I feel sick (even worse if I miss a call) and I even drove home at lunch yesterday to see if the postman had bought me anything!

I think I need to get a grip...

I wish I had some words of comfort to offer xxx

LL30

I'll be fine, I just get mardy and panicked. I think this is the worst part of dealing with a disability to be honest, other people have so much control over your life, and I really struggle with that. I wish to God that I didn't have to rely on others, but at this moment in time I have no choice. I need to finish this Masters, or I'll be fully state dependent forever, and I couldn't deal with that. I struggle with even remaining partially state dependent.

The plan is to finish (by some miracle), get a part time position and be able to support myself and my daughter (albeit still claiming tax credits). If I get PIP, I want to fund some private hydrotherapy, it's been the only thing which I've found really helpful. Oh, and then I want someone to find a cure for arthritis and ehlers danlos syndrome. I'm not after much

Indie_Kid

Sunshinesusie3 wrote: »

I really feel for you.

Since your award it seems they've changed the wording in the decision letter as mine said I would contacted again a year before my award was due to end 'to make sure you're receiving the right level of PIP'. It was only when I was helping my husband complete his carer's allowance form that I discovered that this will be November 2015 not 2014 as I'd first thought. Which I'm pleased about I'd already started to fret about going through it all again.

IMO though I'm not sure what the value of this 12-month-before-the-end-of-your-claim-review is as from what I've seen elsewhere it's not a renewal, unfortunately that looks like a separate thing. I'm sure all the processes are created to grind us down and therefore think twice before continuing to claim.

Interesting. With DLA, there was a form they sent out to check that you were receiving the right amount of benefit. But you weren't selected if you were awarded less than 12 months ago.

Do you know what name / number the form is? Normally they have specific names which imply in some way what they are.

marcus6

LL30 wrote: »

I'll be fine, I just get mardy and panicked. I think this is the worst part of dealing with a disability to be honest, other people have so much control over your life, and I really struggle with that. I wish to God that I didn't have to rely on others, but at this moment in time I have no choice. I need to finish this Masters, or I'll be fully state dependent forever, and I couldn't deal with that. I struggle with even remaining partially state dependent.

The plan is to finish (by some miracle), get a part time position and be able to support myself and my daughter (albeit still claiming tax credits). If I get PIP, I want to fund some private hydrotherapy, it's been the only thing which I've found really helpful. Oh, and then I want someone to find a cure for arthritis and ehlers danlos syndrome. I'm not after much

I hope you get a good out come LL30, as i know all about arthritis and how it makes you feel i have Rheumatoid disease/arthritis + OA, keep your chin up and give them a call in 2 days and keep onto them.