Waiting 11 months for my pip appeal,

sas1980
sas1980 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA

Title says it all really. Not sure what do to. Contacted the tribunal service through webchat who just told me to keep waiting. I called them over the phone and just got an automated response. I can easily see this taking more than year, is there anyone I can contact? Or do I just tough it out and keep waiting?

I get there are long wait times but if the DWP handled applications fairly there wouldnt be this long appeals process.

My assessor wrote that they didnt feel I had any walking problems, despite years of hospital letters saying otherwise (I was born with CMT). They never met me or elaborated on why they thought that in there MRN. I have tremors when I use my hands, but not at rest, and DWP are arguing that since I only have the tremors when using my hands, and not at rest, then I dont qualify. Its pure madness.

Comments

  • rubin16
    rubin16 Scope Member Posts: 1,058 Championing

    Unfortunately theres nothing you can do but wait.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 7,163 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    It's really difficult @sas1980, but unfortunately there isn't much you can do to speed up the appeal. I'm sorry you're having to wait so long, it's a frustrating process sometimes especially when you feel they've misrepresented your conditions so badly.

    Fingers crossed you're not waiting too much longer. I hope it goes well when it finally comes around!

  • Lauren29
    Lauren29 Online Community Member Posts: 190 Empowering

    Unfortunately you will just have to wait but I agree with your comment that there would be a shorter wait for appeals if the right decisions were made at the start of the claim.

  • Trevor_PIP
    Trevor_PIP Online Community Member Posts: 561 Pioneering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/140128/waiting-11-months-for-my-pip-appeal

    It is a nuisance, but I waited over a year for a PIP Tribunal Appeal 5 years ago, so I know how you are feeling and nothing has changed! At the time of my a Appeal over 78% of PIP claimants won their Appeals and got their award back showing that the claimant should not have lost their award in the first place! Definitely bad decision making on the DWP's part! I can still remember the DWP Decision Maker's name in my case as I was that disgusted at the time.

    You should not have to much longer to wait hopefully.

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