PIP Renewal during Covid - payments

xenadog

Hi, brief overview:-
Jan 2020 - received renewal form for PIP. 
Feb 2020 - returned renewal form via signed-for post.
July 2020 - 6 month extension due to Covid
August 2020 - Had telephone Assessment appointment 
Sept 2020 - received copy of report indicating that both components increase from standard to enhanced. 

Question - can anyone confirm (if DWP agree with assessor) if you have received backdated payment for similar circumstances and if so, is it back dated to date of renewal forms sent back ie February 2020 or date of decision?
many thanks in advance.

poppy12345

xenadog said:

Hi, brief overview:-
Jan 2020 - received renewal form for PIP. 
Feb 2020 - returned renewal form via signed-for post.
July 2020 - 6 month extension due to Covid
August 2020 - Had telephone Assessment appointment 
Sept 2020 - received copy of report indicating that both components increase from standard to enhanced. 

Question - can anyone confirm (if DWP agree with assessor) if you have received backdated payment for similar circumstances and if so, is it back dated to date of renewal forms sent back ie February 2020 or date of decision?
many thanks in advance.

There's no backdated money owned when it's a review. It's paid from when the decision is made. Backdated money is owed if you reported a change of circumstances which prompted more forms to be sent.

Rodders53

poppy12345 said:

There's no backdated money owned when it's a review. It's paid from when the decision is made.

That's not our experience. 
Last review decision was made after a face to face early this year just before the award ended.  
We got LRC standard daily living added to the existing LRM standard mobility and it was backdated to last September. 
Whether a mistake or normal I cannot say.

poppy12345

Rodders53 said:

poppy12345 said:

There's no backdated money owned when it's a review. It's paid from when the decision is made.

That's not our experience. 
Last review decision was made after a face to face early this year just before the award ended.  
We got LRC added to the existing LRM and it was backdated to last September. 
Whether a mistake or normal I cannot say.

There's no such award as LRC and LRM for PIP. It's standard or Enhanced for daily living and Mobility.

Rodders53

poppy12345 said:

There's no such award as LRC and LRM for PIP. It's standard or Enhanced for daily living and Mobility.

Pedant   
Now corrected in italics with my error struck through.  Presumably you accept the backdating part?

poppy12345

Usually they don't backdate an award if it's a review, that's all i know. I have no idea why yours was backdated.

Newly_retired

Do you mean you moved from DLA to PIP?

Spoonie_Turtle

Rodders53 said:

poppy12345 said:

There's no backdated money owned when it's a review. It's paid from when the decision is made.

That's not our experience. 
Last review decision was made after a face to face early this year just before the award ended.  
We got LRC standard daily living added to the existing LRM standard mobility and it was backdated to last September. 
Whether a mistake or normal I cannot say.

Was it a routine review or had you reported a change of circumstances in the September and they only got around to (re)assessing a few months later?