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cupcake88

hi every one that dreaded time has come when I need to do my review it’s due to be send back on the 15 th of October how much time do you think I need to leave to send it back my evidence won’t be ready yet can I send my evidence at a later date ? Can I request a paper base assessment or phone one .

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Adrian_Scope

Good morning @cupcake88. 🙂

You can ask for an extension to return it if you don't feel you have enough time to fill it out and get everything together. If you send any evidence at a later date be sure to include a note saying what it is and include your full name and national insurance number on every page. Will you have any support filling out the review form?

cupcake88

I just filled it all out and sent plenty of evidence how long are reviews taking at the moment ?

poppy123456

Unfortunately, there's exceptionally long delays with review decisions and many people are waiting anything up to a year, sometimes longer for a decision.

I returned my form at end of November last year and I'm still waiting for a decision. Your current award will continue until a decision is made.

ella1992

If it helps my partner had his reivew on phone today he sent his fourms last year in September 2023 so I would say u won't get reivew this year at least I also was waiting 9months that was before my partners

cupcake88

I think my award ends in June next year if I still haven’t had my review by then will they still pay me after June or will they just owe it to me

poppy123456

Your award will continue as normal until a decision is made. If the decision hasn't been made by the time your award is due to end they will extend the award for up to 1 year. You will receive a letter to confirm this when the time comes.

cupcake88

So my award will continue until a decision has been made

cupcake88

if they offer me a assessment how much notice do they give you does any one know ? And then how long after that is a decision usually made

chiarieds

Hi @cupcake88 - how are you? It's lovely as ever to hear from you ❤️

You should get at least a week's notice for an assessment. Unfortunately reviews are taking some time, as there's quite a backlog, so you might not get an assessment soon. After your assessment report is returned to the DWP it will be up to 12 weeks before you may get a decision.

cupcake88

hi every one so I’m in panic I posted my review on the 30 th of September it’s due by the 15 th of October I received a letter today dated the 3 rd of October asking me to send my review do you think they just didn’t receive it ?

poppy123456

Please try not to panic that letter you received has most likely cross posted with you returning the form. These are automatically generated if they haven't received the form by a certain date.

It can often take a couple of weeks for letters to be uploaded onto the system. They've most likely received it by now but you can ring to check if you would like to.

Albus_Alumni

Hey @cupcake88 as Poppy has said, this can often happen as forms may not have been uploaded on time and the letters are automatically sent out. So I'd try not to worry. 😊

cupcake88

hi every one if my review did get lost in the post or didn’t make it to them in time would my money stop what would happen my moneys due in 2 weeks

OverlyAnxious

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/921216#Comment_921216

If that happened then the money could stop. But it should be quickly reinstated again by calling PIP. I had to ask someone else to call PIP on my behalf when it happened to me but they said it was easy to do.

cupcake88

does any one have a update on what’s happening with pip is it being replaced by vouchers ?

Jimm_Alumni

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/922208#Comment_922208

This was something proposed by the previous government cupcake. The current government have said nothing about this proposal. The closest we get to that is a statement from Stephen Timms saying that the consultation the previous government started received mostly negative responses, though we've not seen the full results published yet.

cupcake88

hi every one thank you I have another question I can’t cope to wait for the phone to be answered makes me anxious. But I’m worried they haven’t received my form if they haven’t received it will they write to me or will they just stop my pip

Jimm_Alumni

Hey @cupcake88, they often send a text to confirm forms have been received. How long has it been since you sent them out?

You can write to them again, or have someone call them on your behalf possibly?

cupcake88

hi I called them and they said they have it but it’s takin up to a year and a half at the moment to review

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/922841#Comment_922841

Yes review decision timescales are ridiculous! I returned my form last November.

Today I received a phone call from a decision maker wanting to ask me some questions. The phone call took about 10 minutes. At the end he thanked me for answering the phone and realised how stressful it was because it wasn't a planned phone call. I asked if I would need an assessment and he said no, definitely not. He would be making his decision by tomorrow at the latest and I'll receive the letter in the post in 7-10 days. I hope he's true to his word and no assessment is needed.