Hi, my name is pewak!

pewak
pewak Online Community Member Posts: 23 Listener
I need help/advice about PIP please

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Advice being given on your other thread here. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/114132/pip#latest

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,784 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Hey @pewak and welcome to the community.

    I see you've got some top advice on the other thread, but I just wanted to stop by and say hello.  If you need anything else, please just ask, we're all here to help. :) 
  • pewak
    pewak Online Community Member Posts: 23 Listener
    Thank you Albus,I would love to hear from people who have been in my situation but I don't think there will be many tbh as it seems quite rare that DWP appeal against a tribunal decision
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,784 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Well it looks like the community have given you some good advice already, so I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you. Please keep us updated! 
  • pewak
    pewak Online Community Member Posts: 23 Listener
    Thank you Albus,I have just phoned my Welfare rights rep up and she can't believe it!!! She too is going to get in touch with the courts to see what's going on
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You are correct and DWP don't very often request the SOR and ROP and it's even more rare that they appeal the decision. They can't appeal anyway without finding the error in law.
  • pewak
    pewak Online Community Member Posts: 23 Listener
    Hi Poppy thanks for that but I believe they only have a month to request SOR and it's now been nearly 3 months and they haven't requested them !
  • pewak
    pewak Online Community Member Posts: 23 Listener
    Just an update, the dwp have had SOR for just over a month now and I haven't heard anything from them,do I have to phone them (which is impossible btw) or will they contact me. Will they ring or message or email does anybody know. Thanks everyone
  • pewak
    pewak Online Community Member Posts: 23 Listener
    I phoned the DWP this afternoon,it took 59 mins to get through to someone !!!. What they told me is just unbelievable.  They said that they received SOR on 8th March but no one has read it yet !!!!. The case worker who is in charge of my case has gone off work on 23rd March either on holidays or sick,I just can't believe it. I believe they only have a month to appeal after receiving SOR which has now passed but the girl on the phone wasn't sure about that. She said she will get in touch with the line manager and ask him to sort it out. What else can go wrong ,17 months and counting