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Pip/ESA review dates - brexit
clarabelle
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Hello
I'm currently at review stage for pip.
I made a subject access request and paperwork indicates a review date of Nov 2020.
My first award was for 4 years and my condition has deteriorated, so a short review date is illogical.
As brexit withdrawal is set for Dec 2020, I'm wondering if the dwp are setting all review/new claims to coincide?
I'm currently at review stage for pip.
I made a subject access request and paperwork indicates a review date of Nov 2020.
My first award was for 4 years and my condition has deteriorated, so a short review date is illogical.
As brexit withdrawal is set for Dec 2020, I'm wondering if the dwp are setting all review/new claims to coincide?
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Did you inform DWP of a deterioration? If so, this would have triggered a review.
I cannot find any government publication that gives the criteria as to the length of award.
I have read of cases where the award was for 2 years and when the claimant complained it went up to 10 years. Then I have seen cases where with all the will in the world the impact will never disappear or become reduced yet awards given vary between 2 years and ongoing!
If the DWP are quick enough due to a complaint to increase an award by 8 years it makes a mockery of the original decision.
Besides which I thought the length was also determined by the condition.
It's a good job that the courts have sentencing guidelines as without them and if the DWP were in charge you would be seeing shoplifters given life sentences for a first offence and murderers a community service order!
Re award dates and brexit,,my advocates are saying they are increasingly seeing 11/20 and are compiling stats...
Yes,,I did inform them of further diagnosis,,but was my review date anyway and there has been no improvement in functioning. They had all the med evidence with the review form. Needless to say they didn't follow the guidance in the manual, referred it to atos,,who again ignored the guidance ( and the med evidence ).... a sar request shows atos have recomnended a reduction in dl but an increase in mobility... all of t h e original scoring is at upper tribunal. I'm bored by them to put it mildly