Hello I am new here and have a question about PIP

stay_positive
stay_positive Online Community Member Posts: 375 Empowering
Hello, Back in December last year I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer . I have also suffered anxiety disorder since 1973 , I am 58 , I've applied for PIP because my recent diagnosis has heightened my condition , the cancer has been removed and i will have follow up appointments every three months . I have agoraphobia and only go out with my husband . 
I received a call from the DWP today to answer some questions about my PIP application , I did apply before back in 2016 , but wasn't successful , I never got a call beforehand , I just got a letter through saying I had an appointment for an assessment . 
Has anyone lese had a pre call before the application goes for assessment and to see whether a face to face assessment is needed?
Thank you for reading x 

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  • MarieBarl
    MarieBarl Online Community Member Posts: 161 Empowering
    I got my PIP from February last year. I had a call from them beforehand to see if I would need a face to face appointment. 

    I didn't think I would get anything as I did not think I was disabled enough. My mobility is restricted though.

    Good luck with your call. The nurse who conducted mine was sympathetic and also asked questions about areas where I had not recorded anything, filling in gaps. I hope yours is as helpful.
  • stay_positive
    stay_positive Online Community Member Posts: 375 Empowering
    MarieBarl said:
    I got my PIP from February last year. I had a call from them beforehand to see if I would need a face to face appointment. 

    I didn't think I would get anything as I did not think I was disabled enough. My mobility is restricted though.

    Good luck with your call. The nurse who conducted mine was sympathetic and also asked questions about areas where I had not recorded anything, filling in gaps. I hope yours is as helpful.
    Thank you for replying to me . That's fantastic you were awarded PIP . I started crying when asked about my childhood and she was really sympathetic , I was very ill with anxiety as a child and was sent away to bording school and I told her that it made me worse as i can never forget holding onto my dad when they were leaving me there and it still breaks my heart . I felt a bit stupid crying on the phone as I am a grown woman , but I guess those painful memories live on . I hope I don't need a face to face, and I hope I get it because since the cancer diagnosis my anxiety is worse than ever and it has financially ruined us , as my husband had to take 11 weeks off work and close the business temporarily , so no bills got paid including the mortgage . So financially this would help us out of this rut . 
  • stay_positive
    stay_positive Online Community Member Posts: 375 Empowering
    MarieBarl said:
    I got my PIP from February last year. I had a call from them beforehand to see if I would need a face to face appointment. 

    I didn't think I would get anything as I did not think I was disabled enough. My mobility is restricted though.

    Good luck with your call. The nurse who conducted mine was sympathetic and also asked questions about areas where I had not recorded anything, filling in gaps. I hope yours is as helpful.

    You said about being asked about things you hadn't mentioned , same for me , that was where she asked about my schooling and when I mentioned about the boarding school, hopefully that is enough to be awarded . 

  • stay_positive
    stay_positive Online Community Member Posts: 375 Empowering
    edited April 2023
    I've had three messages from PIP since the phone call saying We've received the written report of your PIP assessment. We will write you once we've made a decision on your PIP .As a guide you should hear from us within 8 week, You don't need to contact us unless any of he details you gave us have changed .Thank you ,
    Wondering if this is the 12 weeks instead of the 8 they said , because each time I receive a text message it probably sets the clock .
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 62,454 Championing
    The text messages are standard texts. They tell everyone 8 weeks but it's more like up to 12 weeks. Of course it could be less or more than that.
  • stay_positive
    stay_positive Online Community Member Posts: 375 Empowering
    Yeah that's what I waited back in 2016, but never got any text messages . 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 62,454 Championing
    The text messages were not sent back in 2016. They only started sending them sometime last year.
  • stay_positive
    stay_positive Online Community Member Posts: 375 Empowering
    oh okay then, well I shall see.