P.I.P. timescales...

racon

cazz2013 wrote: »

awarded high rate care and low rate mobility for 2 years - I had my renewal a year before my original award was up...... I did include absolutely every medical letter I had received in the previous 12 months....they did remove the mobility component completely.

Hey, you were awarded standard mobility for 2 years, then 1 year later when you renewed it giving loads of medical evidence, they took it off you? Have your mobility problems disappeared? Seems rather strange if your mobility is no better/the same/ maybe even worse than it was when you received your first award.
Mind you nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to the DWP. I had High mobility indefinite for 20 years with my DLA award. Due to the problems I have, my mobility becomes more difficult as the years go by, yet the DWP have told me that when I put in for PIP, I don't have any mobility problems - so no award!! The same went for care. I had Middle care from DLA yet PIP say there is nothing wrong with me that I need care for. They even told me that I didn't have care needs for the Attendance Allowance. Ended up with nowt!! Closed the book on them, you just can't argue and win when it comes to the DWP.

fontaine

tornado wrote: »

Hello,
Thanks for replying.
It's only 3 months since i sent off the application, i didn't think i would have a decision as soon as this.

Hope your wife gets her letter soon, nothing worse than waiting for the dreaded brown envelope, lol.

Thanks again.
tornado

hi
my wifes claim form was recieved by dwp 10th october 2014 so similar time frame to you
give them a ring tommorrow to see if decision has been made
my wifes claim for pip was migrated from dla on which she was on top rates for mobility and care as she has severe problems
was yours a new claim or migration from dla?

Clairebear_17

Hi all hope you all had a great Christmas and new year.
I have recieved my appeal date to attend tribunal for February just wondering has anyone on here been to a tribunal if so how was the experience and was the outcome positive. I would like to take a professional with me to help me but I don't know who I can ask x

ozbird1

Hi


I received my copy of the assessment report today form 23/12/14. I didn't feel very confident coming out of meeting however the comments do seen to be very much in my favour. The last section states that an appropriate review would be 5 years as she has a debilitating condition which is subject to change and 5 years would be appropriate.
My only prob is I don't understand the weighting of the point system.


I'm hoping that I won't have to wait much longer for an answer, fingers crossed that I will be at the end of this stressful journey soon.

fontaine

ozbird1 wrote: »

Hi


I received my copy of the assessment report today form 23/12/14. I didn't feel very confident coming out of meeting however the comments do seen to be very much in my favour. The last section states that an appropriate review would be 5 years as she has a debilitating condition which is subject to change and 5 years would be appropriate.
My only prob is I don't understand the weighting of the point system.


I'm hoping that I won't have to wait much longer for an answer, fingers crossed that I will be at the end of this stressful journey soon.

Hi my wife's assessment at home was on 1december and DWP received it on 8december still no decision, last week they said decision is imminent and today said it is in a queue for decision maker
We are not happy and have got mp involved
I asked for a copy of the assessment on 17 DEC still no sign of it

marcus6

marcus6 wrote: »

Hi clairebear.

I have put in for appeal, i also am waiting for a response from DWP the dead line was today, and i have had nothing from them? i may give them a call tomorrow to see whats going on, as for a call back in 5 days, they said this when i asked for MR and it never came so i would not hold much hope for any call back.

I will let you know if i get anything of them.....and if they call me or not.

can you update in here so i can see please and ours seems to be around the same times.

Thanks

Hi all,

I had my appeal today at 3.15 the doctor that was part of the appeal did all the talking, very understanding he was.

I won! Got pip untill 17/07/2016

I had got pip before this appeal, but this appeal was about my mobility, as i had got standard mobility but i belive i should have got enhanced, well i do now,

The only down side is that when i first got pip it was till 2017 and now its been cut back to 07/ 2016

Good luck to everyone still waiting i hope you get pip, never give up guys, fight it all the way if you have to.

N9eav

fontaine wrote: »

Hi my wife's assessment at home was on 1december and DWP received it on 8december still no decision, last week they said decision is imminent and today said it is in a queue for decision maker
We are not happy and have got mp involved
I asked for a copy of the assessment on 17 DEC still no sign of it

We got out MP involved, but made no difference that I could see. They just fobbed him off with 'its in the queue'

Sunshinesusie3

N9eav wrote: »

We got out MP involved, but made no difference that I could see. They just fobbed him off with 'its in the queue'

I think that MP's can only do something when the process has failed in some way. If it's still within the timescales given they can't do much to hurry things along, though I think it's important that they are aware of constituents' experience of the process. Especially if the government is saying that waiting times are coming down.

From my own experience, and others I've seen on here, MP's have been most effective when claimants have been stuck in the system and are being poorly communicated with or passed from pillar to post. Somehow they've been able to get to speak to or correspond with a level of management denied via the call centre.

Hopefully your family's wait will be over soon.

ozbird1

I can def agree with the above comments.


On Poppy12345's advise I wrote to my MP in November after been told to expect an assessment date of around May 2015 (13 months - long story)
New assessment date given just before xmas
Copy of report received yesterday
Received confirmation letter today standard rate awarded back dated to April and no review until Dec 2020.


Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences, reading all these has helped me through my stressful claim.
Thanks poppy12345

Lyncc78

Hello all new to the site and looking for help I made a new claim for pip in September 2014 I had atos assessment on the 19th dec 2014 does anybody know what the wait time is to hear after assessment thanks x