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Telephone assessment pip
Hi I was wondering if anyone knows how long usually take after the telephone assessment you get a decision I had to give up my job as a support worker which I loved doing I worked in the same house for 5 years so I thought I would still be there but we had a new manager last year who was a bully he harassed me when I was…
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DWP confirms it is increasing the automatic extension period of existing PIP awards awaiting review
The DWP has confirmed that with effect from 6 September 2022 it is increasing the automatic extension period of existing PIP awards awaiting review from 3 months to up to 12 months and will do this 35 days before their end date. It is said that the longer extension period will "provide greater certainty for claimants" and…
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Hi, my name is Henri01! Phoned pip for update but they wouldn't tell me, have I been turned down?
Hi phoned pip for a decision update, they told a decision has been made but couldn't tell the result as there was nothing showing what it was, have i been turned do you know, thank you
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Green paper PIP, etc…..Please read, this is from Gvmnt website
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Pip report
Hi. Anyone waiting for their pip report to be posted out? Requested mine on 25th feb (week today) and still waiting feels like torture😑
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PIP assessor wrote incorrect information
Hi everyone I had my assessment done on Friday last week and it was the worst of my life. By Monday a decision maker called me saying I was denied PIP. I also received a text after i have already had my assessment. The assessor talks over me, argues me and also in the report he lies right through. He did not ask how my…
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Do pip ask you to renew your claim?
Hi, I was awarded pip after 15 months and a tribunal in January. The length of the award is 28 months, backdated from Oct 2023 until Feb 2026, but given the time it took to get it I'm already worrying about renewing it! As anyone who has claimed for IBS probably knows it was a massive challenge getting it in the first…
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Hi, my name is Keepy! Turned down for PIP. Is it normal for them to lie?
Hi everyone I had my assessment done on Friday last week and it was the worst of my life. By Monday a decision maker called me saying I was denied PIP. I also received a text after i have already had my assessment. The assessor talks over me, argues me and also in the report he lies right through. He did not ask how my…
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Pip payments
Hi everyone is pip payments the same this month. I was paid on the 17th of February 2025 . What day to I get pip in march ? Confuses as there are 28 days in February so will the date change? Would appreciate the help if anyone knows.thank you
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Pip due to end in September 2025, will it carry on if they haven't decided on my review?
My pip is to end September 2025 if they have not decided on my review by this time would it carry on until there decision or stop in September?
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PIP increase?
I received a letter last week about an increase in my PIP, but it wasn't completely clear to me what increases I was getting, though my parents helped me by reading the letter themselves, and it seems that I might be getting an additional £135 a month. I'm not really sure if this is accurate, although my parents seem to…
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Using Relay UK for PIP assessment
Hi all, I know you can use Relay UK to contact dwp and to start a PIP claim but they are refusing to conduct my assessment using it saying it will take too long. My autism assessor have written to them about my right to ask for reasonable adjustments but they haven’t replied. Has anyone done their assessment using Relay…
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Tribunal telephone hearing
Hi just wanted to find out as much I can before the telephone tribunal hearing. what kind of questions do they ask you etc. my memory is not good I get mixed up my anxiety levels are through the roof I'm having even more panic attacks its destroying me
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Fibromyalgia
Hi we got a letter to say the telephone tribunal pip appeal will be in a few weeks , however my partner went to the musculoskeletal clinic yesterday because of her conditions getting worse . the nurse said she may have fibromyalgia, do we have to contact the tribunal service asap to tell them this or do we tell them on the…
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Pip mandatory reconsideration success?
Hi has anyone had any luck with a MR please?Also how long was the time scale?. The report person has put that I have said I could do certain things which is not true. I really don't know what to do, the person who was going to help me with the call was no longer available as the assessment was over a hour late. I told him…
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Student finance on PIP
So I’ve decided to go to University, I applied for a Student Finance loan, which has been approved, but I didn’t realise that there are different Student Finance loans for students with disabilities, I currently get enhanced mobility & standard living allowance on PIP, would this make a difference to the amount of Student…
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PIP review
I have been informed previously that my PIP award will end in January 2026. This award had been extended during the pandemic. So I am expecting (possibly) that my award review letter would be sent to me round about now, a year before the award ends. However with all the backlogs and other changes we are being told about at…
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Hi, my name is loz79! how long does it take for the decision maker for new pip claim?
Ive just received this from DWP how long does it take for the decision maker for new pip claim We've received the written report of your PIP assessment. We will write to you once we've made a decision on your PIP. As a guide you should hear from us within 8 weeks. You don't need to contact us unless any of the details you…
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7 months still no decision on my claim
I applied for PIP early August 24, I’ve received texts saying they have received my paperwork and will contact me. I then received another text to say we have still not made a decision. Months later I received the same set of messages and still haven’t received a decision?? I have phoned on the 6 month mark and the lady…
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DLA / PIP hospital inpatient
Hi, my daughter currently receives DLA and I have applied for PIP for her as she is 16. We have not yet heard anything back from PIP and she hasn't had an assessment yet. She is due to go in to hospital for surgery - I know I need to inform DLA / PIP but which one should I contact? DLA as that's what she already gets or…
