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Pip reassesssments
They take so lomg to. Be looked at….i think I am not at over a year since I sen in my documents for review so obviously they have backlog But if they call on the hoof and ask questions, I don’t think thsts fair as I won’t have my paperwork to hand…csn I ask them to call back in those circumstances?
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First pip review
Hi I recieved my first Pip review forms. I was not due till next year March. Anyways I am trying to fill it in with as much details I can. Along with my Psoriatic Arthritis I have been diagnosed with Finromyalgia as well. I am having anxiety about all this all over again. Could anyone please share how long this procedure…
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My PIP payment is late
I was due to have my PIP Payment on Thursday 19th February, but it never arrived. This is the first time I’ve ever had a late payment in my 4 or 5 years of claiming PIP. I’m due an overall payment of £749.80. I claim the highest rate. What do I do?
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Pip help
Hi . So i put a claim in for pip . Im diagnosed c-ptsd and endometriosis. Im currently on week 8 of having the text "a health professional is looking at your claim " so my question is im starting to really worry now about the assessment my psychiatrist said this ( has a history of severe, prolonged trauma. This has…
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Hospital admission - do I need to tell PIP I went into hospital?
Hi all Just wondering after an hospital admission do you always inform dwp. I was admitted to hospital on the 1st of Feb and unfortunately was so poorly ended up in icu on life support for 8 days them had a further 2 weeks on the ward b4 discharging myself yesterday. The thing is do I report the admission and if so what…
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applying for a IVA but also in the middle of going to tribunal for my PIP
I’m applying for a IVA but also in the middle of going to tribunal for my PIP. I’ve been told that if I am awarded the higher PIP I’d get a back payment and that this might be awarded but taken by the IVA, is that true?
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KDR helps disabled former teacher win 10 year battle against DWP
Helen Derici (61), forced to retire as a teacher in her 40’s due to conditions causing chronic pain, has won a 10 year battle against the DWP. The DWP removed Helen’s Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in 2016 after she appeared in a 2015 Panorama documentary about opioid painkillers - “Hooked on Painkillers”. She was…
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Will I loose my backdated PIP?
hello, i have had a payment into my account so i must have been successful with pip application but no award letter yet. so very relieved as it will be a huge benefit to me as been struggling on esa support group money. can anyone advise if they have experience of bankrutpcy which was a huge step and a charity has provided…
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Returning car
As I rarely drive my motability vehicle, I am considering returning it. Im in my 4th yr after extending the same car after the 3yrs was completed. I called the M Scheme and was informed I wouldnt need to pay the £250 fee as I was in an extension period. And that I wouldnt need to inform PIP, as they would do this for me.…
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Out of curiosity
I do not think my gp has ever been asked for further information regarding my pip claims ever. However a very helpful GP (not my own)a few year's ago wrote a detailed letter for my MR which I included. First real help i ever got. He asked me to phone dwp and request they contact him,when I phoned the person on the dwp end…
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Planning and following a journey
I was awarded 12 points at last review for planning and following a journey as support staff accompanied me if I went out anywhere, I’m now living in council accommodation with floating mental health support, Hestia, she and psychiatrist written letters of support saying struggle to leave the house, extreme anxiety and…
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Pip review
Hi just had my review form come on enhanced on both at moment whats the chance of staying on it I'm stressing already
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PIP mental health claims
I seen a post on reddit where someone stated - "In recent months, mental health claims are getting straight 0's" on PIP applications/assessments! Is this true, as my application was heavily based on how unwell I have been over the years. I've been in hospital/services for around 10 years now! I'm now a bit worried I may…
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medical evidence
hi, does anyone knows if medical evidence provided NOT BY NHS is taken into account ( in my case appealing PIP) . thank you and have a nice evening
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Cancer Treatment and Claiming PIP
Hi, I've offered to help my friend who has stage 3 agressive breast cancer and has started a course of weekly chemo for 6 months prior to having surgery. She is unable to function very well due to the side effects of the chemo and other medications. Has anyone any advice on how to approach the claim or successful claims? I…
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DWP - do they use private numbers to call?
I am PIP and I have put in a request for a mobility car,I have sent all paper work back . I don't answer private numbers ,due to scams. Got call today and it was a private number Do dwp still use private numbers ? Or due to scams are outgoing calls now 0800? not rung back since,tried ringing been on hold a hour . Thanku…
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Need a replacement PIP award letter
I want new letter as I can’t find mine of my awarded papers for pip as I look to get a motobility vehicle and can’t with out the letter
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PIP MR phone call - is this normal?
Hi, I hope this is allowed. I’m currently waiting on the decision of my MR after originally applying for Ulcerative colitis, PCOS, Mental Health, Osteopenia, and back and leg pain. I received a call out of the blue last Tuesday and she said she was a decision maker and needed to speak to me about my PIP claim. She asked me…
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PIP points -Health Professional consideration
Evening Can anyone tell me the meaning of this HPs should not consider the point scores associated with descriptors or whether these will confer entitlement to the benefit if chosen by the DWP’s case managers (CMs). HPs should only consider whether the descriptor is appropriate to the claimant’s circumstances. Many Thanks
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What does this mean ?
I had my pip phone assessment with capitia on 16 January 2026 ….it lasted an hour and a half i rang Dwp for my report a week later for them to say they haven’t recieved it from capitia yet they gave me the number and asked for me to trace it up I’ve done so every week with capitia who have gone from it’s in the final…
