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tribunal how long does it take

hi how long does it take once the tribunal and court have your application someone said 2/4 weeks?
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Can I just clarify whether this is a PIP or ESA appeal? I don't know anything about ESA - but I won a very good PIP Tribunal award recently so I could give you a lot of info about the latter.
thank you
cath61
Below is what I posted right after my Tribunal Hearing. Hope it helps.
"Had my Hearing today and have been awarded enhanced daily living and enhanced mobility; indefinite award.
The Tribunal are only allowed to consider how your disabilities were at the time of the assessment not as they are now, even if they have got worse.
Have you rung the tribunal clerk for an update on waiting times in your area ?
CR
Hi @nicholafitzpatrick1
As the community above have indicated, there is no fixed timescale, and it does vary geographically, but roughly, its around 2-3 weeks for the Tribunal to log the initial appeal, another month or so for the DWP to prepare the bundle, and another 4-6 months for the hearing date. Citizens Advice have some very useful info on their website https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
@lulubell - I presume your ESA appeal related to a fail to attend an appointment/return a form/change of condition? for an ordinary 'didn't score enough points' ESA appeal you can receive 'appeal rate' ESA once your appeal is logged if you have a sick note...?
@lixsharp13 - @Matilda is right in saying that the Tribunal are only allowed to consider you as you were at the date of the DWP decision under appeal - this means that deteriorations in health cannot be considered, and sometimes can be harmful to appeals in that if the Tribunal feels you only just meet the criteria now, they may assume you would not have at the time since you state you were significantly better. If the deterioration is significant you could think about making a new claim on this basis as well as the appeal.
Hope this is of assistance.
Kind regards,
Mary
Whilst it is true to say that evidence of deterioration after the date of claim can go against you (see the comments from the BTC above) it's also important to say that this does not rule out more recent evidence if in fact it casts further light as to what you were like on your date of claim. So, for example, if your date of claim was January 2017 and you now had a report dated January 2018 which suggests you've got worse, it may still be helpful if it infers or suggests that you have had some or most of your symptoms going back to well before January 2017.
A delay between getting the papers and getting listed is generally welcome as it gives you an opportunity to gather further evidence and secure representation. It's not automatically a bad thing.