Awarded PIP - Very Quickly

ThundyUK
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Hi there, so my son has a retinal conditional that's degenerative and now into his mid 40s it's got to the point it's effecting his ability to work, and so we applied for PIP for him.
The application date was on the 15/09, he had a phone assessment on the 06/12, and we received a text today saying it's been awarded (so less than 9 days).
Is that quick? The text did say to allow 8 weeks for it, and the assessor said it'd be at least 6 too at the moment.
Whilst I'm clearly overjoyed it does seem weirdly fast and just curious of anyone else has experienced this? Is there some kind of fast lane for certain conditions?
Thanks all just wondering really!
The application date was on the 15/09, he had a phone assessment on the 06/12, and we received a text today saying it's been awarded (so less than 9 days).
Is that quick? The text did say to allow 8 weeks for it, and the assessor said it'd be at least 6 too at the moment.
Whilst I'm clearly overjoyed it does seem weirdly fast and just curious of anyone else has experienced this? Is there some kind of fast lane for certain conditions?
Thanks all just wondering really!
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woodbine said:@ThundyUK hi and welcome to scope, yes that is fast but sometimes thats how it happens, keep checking bank accounts as the money can appear before he gets the letter.0
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Hello @ThundyUK
Glad to hear the process was quick for him! My cousin went through her PIP process quickly too1 -
I don't remember them being on the form - we did it online. It might have been, I just can't recall.
I'm fairly sure the lass got it right in the end but it took ten or twelve confirmations.
I'm sure it'll be fine, these days the account and sort are matched against names too not like in the old days when it was just the account number and sort code!0 -
woodbine said:ThundyUK said:woodbine said:@ThundyUK hi and welcome to scope, yes that is fast but sometimes thats how it happens, keep checking bank accounts as the money can appear before he gets the letter.
They don't ask you for bank details on the PIP2 form, whether that's the paper or digital verson. They ask for bank details when you ring to start your claim, as this is part of the PIP1 process.
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woodbine said:poppy123456 said:woodbine said:ThundyUK said:woodbine said:@ThundyUK hi and welcome to scope, yes that is fast but sometimes thats how it happens, keep checking bank accounts as the money can appear before he gets the letter.
They don't ask you for bank details on the PIP2 form, whether that's the paper or digital verson. They ask for bank details when you ring to start your claim, as this is part of the PIP1 process.
No worries at all!0
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