Hi, my name is 0161Orange! Successful PIP claim

0161Orange

Hi I submitted my pip. Claim online 31st January then had my telephone assessment 10th March then text message from pip 27th March to say we've received the written report of your pip assessment and should hear back in 8 weeks then another text message on 11th April to say we still haven't yet made a decision on your claim so I rang pip and requested a copy of the assessors report on 13th April  and it arrived on the Saturday morning which was a poor reflection of what I actually said and so I sent in a letter to pip to let them know that I disagreed with the way I was presented as being calm with no sign of distress or anxiety and mentioned that if I can get into my car I can get into a shower unassisted so scored minimal points according to the descriptors. I expected a letter to say I haven't been awarded anything but received £810 into my account from them today 21st. April but not sure what the award is but imagine it was standard daily living only. The difficulty in trying to work out is if the back pay is split into the old amount or the new amount from April as my claim started 31st Jan. But just to also note to people challenge nicely anything you disagree on as I think the letter I sent in helped.

poppy123456

This goes to prove that they don’t always go with the report. 

The money in your bank will be mostly for the old rate. The new rates didn’t start until 10th April. 

You can ring PIP on Monday to ask them what you’ve been awarded and they will tell you. 

Alex_Alumni

Congratulations on being awarded PIP @0161Orange it's great to hear that despite the report.

Thanks for sharing your experience here on the community, I've just moved your post into the PIP category so it's easier for everyone to find