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Won my appeal but don't know if dwp are appealing!

hi I won my appeal three weeks ago, my support worker visited me today to chase up Pip on what's happening and also to help me reinstate my tax credits as these were stopped in may, because they said I was not entitled to them until I get my PIP, the problem is because of my condition (emotionally unstable personality disorder) severe anxiety, depression. I can only work 16hrs I week and don't get paid very much so need my tax credits to top up my wages, so they said that reinstate them once my PIP appeal was heard, we've now been told today that I may appeal tribunal decision, and it's with the caseworker at the moment but didn't tell me any more so I'm now highly stressed and worried that I'm not going to receive the PIP and tax credits and will continue struggle to live and pay bills with the money I'm getting at the moment, I've been so stressed and getting to rent a arrears and dept because of this! So many things went wrong when trying to appeal and it took months and months and months any advice would be really appreciated thanks Jemma
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They can only appeal on an error of law, which does happen but not often.
There is no time limit on when the judge has to issue the SOR, 4-8 weeks seems common.
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The fact is that they cannot appeal the result because they didn't like it but only if the Tribunal made an error of law. It is very rare that the Tribunal court makes an error.
It adds a month of delay but both PIP and tax credits will be backdated to when the incorrect assessment was first made.
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