PIP - How long for a decision 'Without' a face to face assessment?

gemmaking

For those of you who did a PIP form (or people you know, or helped with the forms)

From the moment you sent your PIP How your health affects you questionnaire back to them,


for cases where they gave you a decision 'without' you having to have an face to face assessment

(they wrote to you giving you you an award letter, on the basis you provided enough paper evidence, and they made you an award without a face to fact)

then,

1) How many weeks did they take to get back to you, with an award letter decision in the post (on which rates you get/ for how many years)
from the moment you sent your questionnaire back - how many weeks?


- - - -

2) and If they got back saying you do actually need a face to face assessment, then how many weeks From the time you sent your questionnaire back, to the moment they wrote to you about 'what date' your face to face was,

then how long was this wait?



NOTE:
I am not asking, how long it took, from the date you had your face to face assessment for them to get back to you for an award letter decision,

so please answer questions 1, 2, above.

Thank you

[Deleted User]

1) depends how busy they are in your area 2) depends how busy they are in your area 3) etc

Nooney123456789

I got my award letter a month after I sent in my form it was esa though and they were really busy at the time.

Alice_Holt

Impossible to give an accurate estimate as it varies so considerably. Also depends if your claim is audited.

If you have just returned your form, you are far better either:
to try to relax and forget, or
to prepare yourself for a potential medical assessment - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/your-assessment/

My guess for 1) is 7.2 weeks
..................... 2) is 3.1 weeks.

Look at https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Claiming-Personal-Independence-Payment-(PIP)/Getting-a-PIP-decision

"Getting a PIP decision
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will make a decision on your PIP claim after the medical assessment has been completed.

The DWP';s decision about your PIP entitlement is based on the information in:

Your claim form
The documents you sent with your claim form
The Health Professional's notes from the medical assessment

On average, it takes the DWP 12 weeks from the date you started your claim to make a decision. Some claims take less time, some take more."

sparkycat2

gemmaking wrote: »

For those of you who did a PIP form (or people you know, or helped with the forms)

From the moment you sent your PIP How your health affects you questionnaire back to them,


for cases where they gave you a decision 'without' you having to have an face to face assessment

(they wrote to you giving you you an award letter, on the basis you provided enough paper evidence, and they made you an award without a face to fact)

DLA to PIP.
From posting the PIP form under 2 weeks. No face-to-face. Ongoing award review in 10 years. I do not think they even read the form beyond the first few pages.

The speed was a massive change from ESA that took over 6 months from sending back the form. Again no face-to-face. Support group award. Was moving from SDA to ESA.

It seems hearing back can take from no time at all to seemingly forever.

w06

you need to try to relax about it.

In 2916, I returned the form the day after first may bank holiday, had a face to face assessment within a month can't recall exactly, decision end of July/beginning August. So many variables, it'll take as long as it takes, prepare for several months, but it might be quicker