Pip telephone assessment

Tina12

Hi Good morning all, just had my pip assessment,. thankgod that's over with was a bag of nerves  anxiety..heart palpitations ...but did my best with all the info documents and how it effects me and more... When is the best time to ask for a copy of your report please ?? Thankyou in advance 🙏

Ray212

Well done for getting through it. How long was your assessment do you think?

Tina12

@Ray212 thankyou, It was 1 hour for me 

Ray212

That's not too bad, mine was around the same I think when I had it

bg844

Asking for the report can cause so much unnecessary anxiety and won’t make much of a difference overall if you had to progress to the MR/appeal stage. You can ask for the report when it’s returned to the DWP though, wait for a text.

Tina12

Thankyou both @Ray212 and @bg844 .. just received a message from DWP that they have received a written report of my pip assessment 

life

Hopefully good news on the report @Tina12 👍

Tina12

@life thankyou 🙏😊

Tina12

@Ray212 ...have you heard anything back from yours yet ? 😊

chiarieds

I agree with bg844 in that your assessment report often causes so much anxiety & is in fact best put behind you if you disagree with your decision (which I hope isn't the case). Far better to just wait for your actual decision letter.

Ray212

Tina12 said:

@Ray212 ...have you heard anything back from yours yet ? 😊

Yes had my result some time ago and was awarded daily living. Think it was a week or so after they received the report I can't quite remember. 

Tina12

@Ray212..ohh that's brilliant an great to hear that ..😊

Tina12

@chiarieds thankyou  .. I understand what you're saying you can be two minds about it as I don't know how the reports work is it a tick system or minus will it give you an indication of a yes or no ? Thankyou in advance 

poppy123456

In the report there will be activities and descriptors. Next to each descriptor there will be a dot or a tick. For example, activity 1, preparing food. There's descriptors A to F, with A scoring zero points, B=2 points etc etc. Underneath each one there will be their justification for choosing each descriptor.

Points are not added in the report because it's a recommendation only. Use the PIP self test here https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/pip-test-form to transfer the dots from the report into the test and at the end it will tell you what the score is.

Only a decision maker can make the decision, though they mostly go with the report, it has been known for them to go against it.

I agree with others, requesting the report causes so many people so much more anxiety.

Tina12

Morning, thankyou very much poppy I will call DWP on Monday and ask for a copy..thanks so much 😊🙏

L_Volunteer

How are you feeling about calling them tomorrow at the moment @Tina12? Please do not hesitate to let us know if there's anything else we can do to help 

Tina12

@L_Volunteer hi there, thankyou so much ...I feel ok about ringing them and hopefully it won't take too long on the phone.. as we all know how long it takes to get through to them... But I feel ok in doing that I will probably get a bit anxious after asking and then waiting for a document to arrive.. but I still want some kind of clarification gives me a bit more hope that way .. that's just my personal view 😊🙏