Hi, my name is Kirlou85! Please help with paper based pip

Kirlou85

Hi all my partner applied for pip on 12th July he received a text on the 10th august saying they had completed his assessment and will hear with a decision soon. How long did any of you wait after that text and also is a paper based good? He did have lots of hospital/ consultant letters and he does have a lifelong condition and will have to go every 6 months for the rest of life so I’m hoping it’s a positive thing However this waiting is causing him distress 

poppy123456

That's extremely quick for the report to have been returned already. It can now take anything up to 12 weeks. Paper based assessments are rare but possible and not such a bad thing.

Kirlou85

Thank you he was fine with the wait till he got that message now he’s stressing everyday. We phoned Monday and asked for the report and they said yes they would send it. It’s with a decision maker. I asked if they always go with the report and she said sometime they can give lower but normally they stick with recommendations so he got his hopes up that he should get high as she never said higher just lower. 

Kirlou85

UPDATE 
received His report today which recommends enhanced for both for 5 years so just waiting on decision now 

Jimm_Alumni

Hi @Kirlou85, welcome to the Scope community  

Glad to hear you got the report and it recommends enhanced for both for that long, I imagine that's what you were hoping?

Just going to pop  this into the PIP category! Incase you've anymore questions that needs the eyes of people with good PIP knowledge.