pip question - has my PIP review started before it was due?

BELLAcat2018

Thank you watermelon for your kind reply

It sure makes anxiety worse the waiting and not knowing. Ill keep you posted and you likewise x

sunnydays

Hi Watermelon, Any progress on your claim/review. Pip literally got my review form on the Thurs and on the Monday had a text saying Review completed. Let me know how yours is going. X

watermelon

@sunnydays

Hi I've not heard anything aside from the last message I received. From reading on here I feel I have a bit of a wait and I will keep all updated x

@BELLAcat2018

Yes I will do, I think it a case of waiting x

Brianbloggs

Hi, Returned review form on January had 2 texts to comment award still been looked at though last 1 was 3 months ago. So I had to phone the helpline today as anxious award runs out 15 August. All I got told I would receive a letter within 10 days ??? What would that be about? I also read on the forum you receive a text 35 days before your award runs out and it's extended for 12 months. I did not get that text. Thanks for reading and your time.

BELLAcat2018

@Brianbloggs

Maybe wait the 10 days and see what happens ? . I wasn't even aware until someone kindly told me about the 35 days before your actual award ends that you get extention for a further 12 months.

Fingers crossed for you ! Keep us updated .

Kimi87

As far as I know it's a letter, not text extending your awards.

PIP letters can take 2 weeks to arrive.

luvpink

My current award expires August 2026 and they sent me the reassessment forms this April which I submitted with extra sheets of how my disabilities affect me.

I had the usual text from them at the end of April and I haven't heard anything else since.

mrsBB

Hi luvpink, I am still at a loss as to why you got yours so early ? Have you ever got any closer to finding out why ? I am baffled as to when folk are re assessed. there seems no clear timeframes at all. I don't even think I will bother trying to work mine out 😆 My fingers, toes and everything else are crossed you get a results soon and everything will end up as it should do for you 😊

luvpink

@mrsBB hi no

I haven't contacted them.

All I can think is that my original award was due to expire this August and the extended it by 12 moths due to backlogs so they have not taken that into account or they have made a mistake.

luvpink

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1050871#Comment_1050871

They sent me a letter stating payments will continue until August 2026

luvpink

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1051031#Comment_1051031

Yes I am aware of that.

I am glad its under review as I want it over with and proceed to mandatory reconsideration if necessary.

ste_r

I’ve had same text’s from dwp(maximus)

I sent forms back in March, up in September, got text for forms to be back in feb, needed extension waiting for cab appointment

still don’t trust them, even though the government did a u turn on some proposals, dubious side of me still expects they will sneakily do things like more face to face, no 4 pts etc

Seen people say it can be extended for a year when it gets close to your expiry date, don’t want to go through all this again in a year, after doing everything for this one!

First claim 2019 face to face, got standard on both, was working then

2022 phone call got enhanced mobility, wasn’t working then due health getting worse, got finished in job due to time off appointments, illness etc, have different types of arthritis, hs, on bio meds for, due to aches pain flare ups, hard times sustain work, beleive me I tried, was always in discomfort, pain etc

I’m now 60, only not worked for last 3 years

Just hope my review at least stays same even though health has got worse, as can’t physically an mentally do the jobs I used to

Good luck to all waiting on new claims, reassments etc

sarah_lea12

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1050743#Comment_1050743

Hi, My review was quick also and awarded without a phone assessment. My award was due to end in March 2026 and I was awarded until June 2028 on this new award, in the letter it says my next review is June 2027 , it confuses me because I lost a year nearly so really we only get 2 years award and you only get 3 years because they take a year off us on review . Do you get what I am saying ? It confuses me so much . When is your next review if you don't mind me asking ?

onlymeagain

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1057170#Comment_1057170

My first award was only for a year, so I was basically up for review straight away. However I took it to Tribunal and got 3 years, even though DWP told me that Tribunals cannot change the length of award.
After my second assessment, the assessor gave 3 years, but DWP upped my score and gave me 6 years. Seems no consistency in their award length and when they send review forms.

sarah_lea12

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1057178#Comment_1057178

I wish my award was longer , my conditions won't improve so I don't know how they assess this . I am nearly deaf and can hardly hear with hearing aids , I have nerve damage from surgery , ah keeps me stressed as I need the motability car to get around so if I lose PIP altogether in before retirement I am isolated .

sunnydays

Hi All,

I totally get what your saying. The remaining months left on the claim should be added to the new award, just wishful thinking. My award didn't end to February 2026. I did get it for 4 years and without a medical. My conditions won't improve either. The forms take many to complete and with all the added medical reports.

onlymeagain

I'm another who has a lifelong condition. It makes no sense to keep reassessing us, but they obviously think that one day we could wake up cured.

luvpink

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1057547#Comment_1057547

Same here and most of us only get 3 year awards each time.

onlymeagain

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1057918#Comment_1057918

My current award is for 6 years which I am very grateful for. But it is very unlikely things will have changed between now and then, so the reassessing seems pointless and just causes stress and anxiety for us and long backlogs for them which in turns stresses others.