P.I.P. timescales...

mrstups

hope so especially after all this waiting, just hope its not much longer x

purplebutterfly

Animosity wrote: »

Got the automated letter today - was told it would be 3 weeks it's not almost four I think.
Is anyone here claiming for Mental health reasons?

My husband applied for mental health reasons in January - in the claim form it was stated that a home visit would be necessary. In March our GP contacted us to say ATOS had been in touch and agreed that he could carry out the assessment as they couldn't spare anyone to do a home visit.

We received the decision with full back-pay at the start of this month. :eek: An additional bonus was that he got a 4 year award when we thought it might only be 12 months.

This was a brand new PIP claim (he'd never applied for DLA) and I was expecting him to be turned down completely as our experience with ESA made us believe that mental health claims were pretty much ignored. We didn't get exactly what we thought the award should be but the stress of the process was hard enough on my husband so we're not appealing. Our GP had given them all the correct information but the decision maker managed to weasel around a few things.

My DLA award expires in December and I am dreading my PIP claim I'll have to attend an assessment centre with someone who has no clue about the complexities of my illness and is unlikely to understand anything I say.

I still can't find out for definite whether your money stops completely between end of DLA and the decision for PIP. Some people say it carries on at DLA rate until your PIP decision is made but others say they got nothing during the process.

faultymike

Does anyone know how long it takes for the backdated payment to go in the bank? According to DWP the payment was released monday but i still have not got payment. The DWP also say they sent my award letter but still i have not recieved that either.

serendipity2706

faultymike wrote: »

Does anyone know how long it takes for the backdated payment to go in the bank? According to DWP the payment was released monday but i still have not got payment. The DWP also say they sent my award letter but still i have not recieved that either.

Mine was a week from phone call

mackem_mammy

I phoned up today after 28 weeks and was told a decision had been made but they couldn't tell me until the letter had been sent out. It only says " Active Open" can anyone tell me does this mean i have been awarded something?

mrstups

please can someone advise me? Spoke to dwp again who now say they only sent query to Atos yesterday, spoke to Atos earlier, the chap was very helpful put me on hold while he spoke to referrals who can see a task on report but don't know what its for, in honestly sick of ringing dwp as they don't seem to know what theyre on about.

purplebutterfly

faultymike wrote: »

Does anyone know how long it takes for the backdated payment to go in the bank? According to DWP the payment was released monday but i still have not got payment. The DWP also say they sent my award letter but still i have not recieved that either.

We received the payment a full week before the award letter arrived

crisscross_12

This is getting beyond. A joke now ..I put in a complaint Fri had a call back 2day they told me they are still waiting for more information when I said I had a letter 2 say they had everything they needed she said o well think they needed more & she will ring me back next week

mrstups

crisscross hubby had that letter dated 1st may and yesterday theyve asked Atos for something more but Atos don't know what it is theyve asked and its down to us to ring again and again to help them to do their jobs properly.

lauriee

just received a letter from Capita saying they are investigating my complaint and will respond within 20 days from date of complaint, apparently they are doing a full investigation in what is happening with my claim