I feel relieved after my PIP was extended

Kaliwax
Kaliwax Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering

I just received a letter today from PIP that it was extended for another 6 years until 2030, i was scared it might have been taken off me.

I didn't realise they could extend it by that long usually two, but im happy anyway

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  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 8,936 Championing
    edited November 2024

    That is good news @Kaliwax well done.

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Online Community Member Posts: 676 Empowering

    congratulations it must be such a relief

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    Great news. I can relate to how good this feels because the same happened to me a few weeks ago and my award was increased to maximum PIP and extended until Oct 2030.

    PIP awards can be anything up to 10 years.. ongoing.

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Online Community Member Posts: 676 Empowering

    Can I just ask if you don't all mind.Is there a rough estimate after the phone assessment of when I might hear back

  • Kaliwax
    Kaliwax Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering

    Thanks all, much appreciated.

    There's a huge backlog at the moment with PIP, you could be waiting for a long while apparently. Shortage of case workers to award pip or look at claims

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Online Community Member Posts: 676 Empowering

    Ok thank you

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 5,200 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    That's great @Kaliwax, it must be a weight off your mind 😊

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    Once the assessment report is returned it can take up to 12 weeks for a decision.

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Online Community Member Posts: 676 Empowering

    I already returned the written report and that's already been about 12 weeks.Now I'm having a phone assessment.So this takes a further 12 weeks?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    As your assessment isn't until next week then the report will not have been returned back to them yet. The report is what the assessor writes after the assessment has taken place. After that it can take a further 12 weeks.

    What you returned will be the form you filled out, if this is a first time claim then that would have been the PIP2 form.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 1,230 Trailblazing

    @Kaliwax

    @poppy123456

    So pleased for you both.

    It must be such a massive relief.

    I am due to receive a renewal review letter December 2025 and already dreading it.

  • berry61
    berry61 Online Community Member Posts: 177 Contributor

    Congratulations @poppy123456 and @Kaliwax that is great news for you both

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    @luvpink thank you. It was a huge relief. When it's time for your review, please just shout and I'll advise you all I can.

    Thank you also @berry61

  • Kaliwax
    Kaliwax Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering

    Thanks for the nice words.

  • Kaliwax
    Kaliwax Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering
  • Gerald
    Gerald Online Community Member Posts: 214 Empowering

    Hi there so i sent my new assessment forms to the dwp in January of this year and I still have know idea what is going on they send you a new form give you 2 weeks to get it back to them from the date on the first letter then you have to have everything back to them in 2 weeks well by the time I had the forms from them I had 1 week to fill them in and returned and I'm still waiting for some kind of update as to where there up to in my review which is not helping with my disability and my mental health plus I have had some more conditions to add after hospital appointment's and tests so I was wondering if some might have had to wait this long as it's from January and now it's November Thank you for any help you can offer.

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Online Community Member Posts: 676 Empowering

    I did my forms online and recieved a text message to say they had received them

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,047 Championing

    Oh that's great did you have an assessment or was paper based if you don't mind me asking

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Online Community Member Posts: 676 Empowering

    I am having a telephone assessment today after doing the forms online

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,047 Championing

    Goodluck x