PIP review: what happens if no decision is made before my award end date?

CMB3

I was awarded PIP from November 2022 to October 2025 (award letter dated April 2023). In February 2025, I was notified that my PIP was being reviewed due to the upcoming end date. I completed the review form, which the DWP acknowledged as received in February 2025.

Since then, I’ve received the standard 3-monthly text notifications confirming that the DWP still has my form and that “your PIP will continue to be paid until we review your claim.”

My question is: if the DWP haven’t made a decision by October 2025, can my PIP payments stop on that date, or will they continue until a decision is made?

HillStreetBlues

Almost certain they would extend that Oct date if a decision isn't made by then.

KxMx

35 days before your award expires, a letter should be generated extending your award for one year.

The review decision would apply immediately and override that new end date. 

Muttleythefrog

Advice as above... they should extend your award by a year with 35 days to go before running out meaning payments will continue. Letter (which you can use to prove continued PIP entitlement to others) may not arrive for a week or so after that time. It's likely your review will complete in the months after (given recent timelines reported) the first extension and that review decision replaces extension. If you haven't received a letter extension (or completed review) with 2-3 weeks left of award then contact PIP helpline.

CMB3

Muttleythefrog said:

Advice as above... they should extend your award by a year with 35 days to go before running out meaning payments will continue. Letter (which you can use to prove continued PIP entitlement to others) may not arrive for a week or so after that time. It's likely your review will complete in the months after (given recent timelines reported) the first extension and that review decision replaces extension. If you haven't received a letter extension (or completed review) with 2-3 weeks left of award then contact PIP helpline.

Thanks for this info. Tomorrow will be 35 days before my award end date, but I haven’t received the extension letter yet. Can my PIP payments stop on the original end date if the 35-day extension letter hasn’t arrived? Thanks in advance for any clarification.

Spoonie_Turtle

CMB3 said:

Muttleythefrog said:

Advice as above... they should extend your award by a year with 35 days to go before running out meaning payments will continue. Letter (which you can use to prove continued PIP entitlement to others) may not arrive for a week or so after that time. It's likely your review will complete in the months after (given recent timelines reported) the first extension and that review decision replaces extension. If you haven't received a letter extension (or completed review) with 2-3 weeks left of award then contact PIP helpline.

Thanks for this info. Tomorrow will be 35 days before my award end date, but I haven’t received the extension letter yet. Can my PIP payments stop on the original end date if the 35-day extension letter hasn’t arrived? Thanks in advance for any clarification.

It can stop if they don't put an extension on your award, but the extension isn't dependent upon you receiving the letter, if you see what I mean.

From what I understand, it will be tomorrow that they add a year's extension and send the letter out, and if your experience of DWP letters is anything like mine it'll take at least a week for the letter to arrive.

Which is why the advice was to phone if you have 2 or 3 weeks left of your award and haven't received notification of an extension.  No point worrying just yet