The bonus is that it will not be reviewed for 10 years. I applied in January and, with your site’s help, I self completed all the relevant forms and then had a telephone assessment 3 weeks ago. PeterCapon Posts: 6 Joined: Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:01 am. Standard Daily Living. 5962666, Carry on browsing if you're happy with this, or find out how to manage cookies, 15 July 2020 Update: How The DWP Cheats PIP Claimants, Face-To-Face Assessments Still Suspended. Use lots of examples of how your conditions make life difficult . This was on Friday and I heard back Monday morning with good news. … Thank you for your wonderful website.Jane, Thank you all so muchThank you all so much for the wonderful online support, webinars and information regarding PIP. “After months of waiting, I had my phone assessment at 1pm yesterday and got my decision at 11am today! The guidance was changed to remove the wording: 'You will not get a sanction if you cannot keep to your Claimant Commitment because of coronavirus (COVID-19)'. OPENING HOURS: Mon to Fri. 2pm-4pm & 8pm-10pm Share questions and results for ESA, PIP, UC and DLA claim forms, medicals and appeals. Page: 1; TOPIC: PIP Assessment & waiting for decision 10 months 4 weeks ago #246386. My application was received on Friday. (Looking for hope here!) . Open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm. Having completed PIP application from DLA in October 2017, and winning two tribunals at which DWP failed to provide documents ordered by appeal tribunal, still waiting for PIP decision. It's also the end of 18 months of serious stress for my family. Ring and ask for a copy of the assessment report. Home. There is no explanation of how this will work in practice, but it gives DWP staff more freedom to apply sanctions to disabled claimants who are a greater risk from COVID-19 and have altered their behaviour accordingly. RaspberryRipple. It now contains 8 pages just on completing the Going Out page of the PIP2 How your disability affects you form. . My DLA claim ended in June 2016 I applied for PIP in June and have been waiting since September 21st 2016 for a decision as this was the date I received a text from DWP saying they had all the information they needed and will be in touch shortly with a decision. The DWP say they will shortly be writing out to some PIP and DLA claimants asking them to complete paperwork to resume their reviews, reassessments and renewals. said i was able to go to my hairdressers who I have known for over 25 years. Subscribe now and get instant access to all our guides. In response to the DWP’s tactics, we have updated PIP claims guide – it now includes 8 pages solely on ‘Going out’ – and we are offering members the chance to attend a two hour webinar on the PIP mobility component for mental health. Both the guide and the webinar will help ensure that you give all the evidence that’s needed to get the appropriate award in your case, even if you have to go to a tribunal to do so. So we think it’s worth spending some time getting it right. If your paperwork has already been returned, you may soon hear from an assessment provider. S. Seriously Member. SHARP RISE IN PIP CLAIMANT DEATHSThere has been a sharp rise in the deaths of PIP claimants since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Which means we haven’t finished analysing the results yet. It could be that your assessment report was chosen for audit, when this happens it can delay the decision time quite a lot. My son does this. 'Do you use an app to plan your, journey?' I said yes and she said if you can drive you wont be awarded the mobilty part !! Especially when the DWP work so hard at getting it wrong. (I told him I always use a taxi, always the same company, always, with my son, only ever go to doctor and hospital appts usually. 20 Back-up slides . Because I could do this, I wasn't given mobility. This is what happened to me when I applied for PIP. Meanwhile PIP and DLA reviews and reassessments will gradually resume from this month, starting with those claims which were already underway when they were suspended. ... Read our FAQ, where you can find answers to questions about how the forum works or use the search box to find your way around. I have just received notification that I have been awarded enhanced rates for both daily living and mobility until December 2022. Is this because only people who have had bad experiences share them?! It was my first application having been turned for DLA several years ago. Just type the following code into the coupon box when you pay: 85647, Claimants and carers get an annual subscription for £15.96, down from £19.95. This was the result of preparation through information on this site, and a telephone assessment with someone who really understood his condition. 140720_2.png. Finally got my pip since putting in my initial application last July, My claim began June 2018, F2F Dec, Copy of report recommending enhanced for both components but STILL no conformation of award letter. Backlogs is just part of the reasons a decision can be delayed. We also reveal that face-to-face assessments are still suspended for all benefits, but PIP reviews, reassessments and renewals have restarted. I looking for advise a friend submitted a new pip application form dwp confirmed by text receiving it on 9/11/20 they said in the text if you need to have an assessment with a health person they’ll be in touch . Anyone had the same? TELEPHONE OR FACE-TO-FACE?Many thanks to the over 3,000 readers who completed our survey asking which would you choose, PIP telephone or face-to-face assessment? If this is your first visit, check out the, It has been many weeks now since I had my home assessment so I called dwp to find out if they had come close to making a decision. is quiet. Had a confirmation letter on Saturday.”, My successful PIP story “Hi All.. Jump to page: Results 1 to 10 of 14 Thread: Pip waiting times: Experiences? UC phone assessment and LCWRA – thank you! This has been backdated so I’ve had a lovely surprise appear in my bank account.I would never have had the confidence to complete the forms and participate in the near 2 hr telephone assessment had it not been for your help.Gill, The Office TeamBenefits and Work Publishing LtdCompany registration No. MalMonroe said: Also, most applicants for PIP fail at the first submission and have to appeal, after which it is awarded. 2019: 14 August I phoned to start the application… 12 November Assessment… 2 December Decision made and award letter received. Meanwhile, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has finally refused to investigate benefits deaths after dragging its feet on making a decision on the matter for over a year. Requested report before Xmas received within a few days I have 12 points for each but report is full of rubbish. Getting Anxious. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. . This may be "the luck of the draw" but it is a massive load of my mind. Both of these are in the same area (Leicestershire) [ Edited: 10 Dec 2020 at 11:02 am by DM128 ] 10 December 2020, 11:42 am #1. At the same time as the EHRC refuses to investigate claimant deaths and the DWP declines to apologise for them. Members forums. He phoned again to day DM hasn’t made a decision. With Christmas and new year closing days it will have added to the delay. Figures released Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics in 2019, show that the current waiting time for the disability benefit test results has almost doubled when compared to those of the previous six months.