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How long to receive PIP assessment report copy?

Hi,
I got a text this morning saying the DWP have received my assessment report. I rang to ask for it to be sent out last week and a note was put on the system. I rang today to ask if it had been sent out. I was told not yet but it will be sent out as soon as possible.
I asked how long this will take to get to me and I was told 2-3 weeks from the date I requested it. I asked why would it take that long and I was told it can take 10 days just for the courier part.
Is this true? Is it a case of it depends who you speak to on the phone?
Who prints out the copies and sends them out?
2-3 weeks to print and send a copy out seems like an astonishingly long time.
Thanks
I got a text this morning saying the DWP have received my assessment report. I rang to ask for it to be sent out last week and a note was put on the system. I rang today to ask if it had been sent out. I was told not yet but it will be sent out as soon as possible.
I asked how long this will take to get to me and I was told 2-3 weeks from the date I requested it. I asked why would it take that long and I was told it can take 10 days just for the courier part.
Is this true? Is it a case of it depends who you speak to on the phone?
Who prints out the copies and sends them out?
2-3 weeks to print and send a copy out seems like an astonishingly long time.
Thanks
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The first person just said will be sent asap and up to 10 days just for postage, so 2-3 weeks? The second person, happy to send today and up to 7 days delivery.
My advice, ring up again if they don't say they will send it today and ASK for them to send it out TODAY.
My guess is it is the call handler who arranges for it to be sent and some of them can't be bothered. You can usually tell by tone of voice whether you're going to get someone happy to help or not.
@wilko
You can tell when then pick up the call by their tone of voice if they are going to be helpful - I don't think they do all do a good job. Not compared to other call centres. I have had people pick up the phone, yawn and have the worst tone and attitude before I have even spoken to them - and they are customer service at the end of the day, yet some of them talk to you like the last thing they want to do is help you.
And this isn't coming from a place of superiority, I would get reprimanded from my bosses in the past if I spoke to people on the phone the way they have spoken to me for no reason. And deservedly so.
In terms of compitence, the DWP has been some of the worst trained people I have ever come across - this may be their own negligence or it may be a problem from above not giving them the right training, but at least half a dozen times I have been let down for mistakes and mis-information given on their part that has lead me to having no money for food, bills or rent when pregnant over christmas.
Again, if I told someone I would do something, and didn't - especially someone in a vulnerable situation (as I have worked as an admin for vulnerable people before) I would get a warning at the very least, as I should.
If you have only had positive experiences from DWP call handlers, I am happy for you, but for me, 70% of my calls have led to mistakes that have been detrimental to me or I have been faced with someone who has spoken to me horribly with no compassion or care for trying to help me.
This isn't everyone, 30% of the people have been thorough, lovely and willing to help as much as they can. But I think it's extremely inaccurate to say that DWP call handlers, on the whole, do a great job.
So getting any part decent answer out of them is done by a straw poll!!
As a further bit of info the advice given was to claim JSA instead which I did. Unfortunately when I went to the Jobcentre they were amazed that I was there. Their advice was to appeal against the ESA decision and in those days you would go back onto the appeal rate of ESA. The Jobcentre woman actually tore up the JSA claim that I had made.
So much for a straw poll of best advice given.