Pip assessments

london75

Hi is it in your best interest to give consent for the DWP to contact my doctor,because you read stories that it's not best or is it?so confusing these assessments,this is for PIP by the way,any help i would gladly be grateful,many thanks.

poppy123456

Even if you do give consent, they very rarely contact anyone. In 10 years of claiming PIP myself and in the middle of my 3rd review, they never contacted anyone. Whether you give consent, is entirely your decision.

noman

I gave my consent when i 1st rang pip for a claim form and they did contact my gp.

s4zi

i did give consent and they have contacted my gp
still waiting for decision after assessment although thinking of withdrawing the application as i have new medicines and i do not want anything that makes me stressed at this point

london75

Hi everyone just received a PIP LETTER DATED ON XMAS DAY,didn't know they worked on Xmas day,received a letter today saying,we now have the info we need to decide if we can award you PIP,you do not need to do anything,we will write to you with a decision,there is no need to contact us,we will write to you,good/bad news you think or just a standard letter sent out on Xmas day,anyone know thanks alot everyone.

chiarieds

It's just a standard letter; many of our members have had one. It really doesn't mean anything other than they haven't made a decision yet, but will send your decision letter out once a decision has been made.

poppy123456

Those letters are automatically generated by the system.

london75

Hi the DWP have just rang me asking a load of questions is this to catch you out,he was rude as well as being for forceful and pushy,I answered what I could but scared now this unexpected call has gone against me,what do you think?

poppy123456

Sometimes a decision maker will ring you before making a decision if they have any questions to ask. They do not send appointment times out for this call. It doesn't mean it's bad news.