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Pip decision

How long do a pip decision take as I had my assessment the 7th of December yet received a letter today 3/4/2018 dated the 26th of December mind saying they have received all the information and no need to do anything..
The assessor told me it takes between 4-6weeks well I'm hoping that is from my F2F date
The assessor told me it takes between 4-6weeks well I'm hoping that is from my F2F date
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Good luck,
Jayne
Have you looked at the descriptors for the mobility component to see where you might score points ?
CR
to stand and then walk unaided more than 20 metres but not more than 50 metres
Can you supply evidence to back up this level of difficulty ?
CR
As CR says, it will help if you can identify what points you should have got, and why. You could use the PIP self-test to check this, if you haven't already.
You need 8 points to get any mobility component at all. There are just 2 activities they look at - planning & following a journey, and mobilising. As CR says, the mobilising activity is so limited that to get 8 points you would need to show you couldn't walk more than 50 metres without some sort of help (a person or an aid). If, as you say, you can't even walk from your house to the car, then maybe you do meet this test.
Also worth saying that if they say you can do something, you should be able to do it repeatedly (as often as you reasonably need to do something, here, moving about), to an acceptable standard (without it causing you unreasonable amounts of pain), within a reasonable time (not more than twice as long as someone without your condition) and safely. So if any of these points are relevant - eg if you could just about get to your car but you could only do that once and then you'd be so tired or in pain you couldn't get out of it again, say so.
Bear in mind though that most MR requests are refused, so don't be put off if that happens. Your best chance of getting the decision changed at this point is, as CR says, if you have evidence. Hope that helps.
Bear in mind the DWP, and then later the tribunal (if you have to appeal) can look at the whole award, so as Matilda says, it's worth considering how safe you think the enhanced daily living component is - the PIP self-test will help you to think about that.
Will
@Matilda my current award is safe in my opinion so I'll leave it at that..
Really don't fancy requesting a MR then going to a upper tribunal where I could lose what I've already been awarded..