Should I call to chase?

Ldis
Ldis Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
Good morning, I wonder if someone is able to advise please.  This is my first time applying for PIP.  I completed my 'How your disability affects you' form and had a text message from Independent Assessment Services on the 31st January this year to tell me they were managing my assessment and would contact me if I need a consultation.  It is now over 6 weeks and I still haven't had a date for an assessment.  I just wondered if I should chase them up and would it be them I call or DWP?  On the IAS website it says appointments are usually within a few weeks of their claim being passed to them by DWP.
Many thanks 

Comments

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,444 Championing
    The timescale they tell you is just a guide and nothing more. Some are waiting a few weeks and others a few months. You will most likely need an assessment because most people have them, these are mostly by telephone. Once an appointment becomes available you will be contacted.
    6 weeks isn't really that long to be waiting to be honest. If you do ring then it will be Independent Assessment services you'll need to ring.
  • Ldis
    Ldis Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    Thank you very much for your insight. I'll leave it a while longer then.