How long for a response to MR?

queenielisa

Pip is such a pain ,I suffer with depression and anxiety also have rheumatoid arthritis, fight with myself constantly and my kids because they don't understand why I can't go out it's hard,so I put in for pip ,I was told by dwp that I should be entitled, so I've now had 2 assessment and got zero points ,6 weeks ago I did a mandatory reconsideration and have heard nothing back yet

queenielisa

The assessors that come out don't even look at you ,they just sit there asking questions with a laptop in front of them ,only look at you when they want you to Do some kind of excersise, also what they ask you doesn't get put down majority of the time ,so frustrating,.

jane1973

Hi @queenielisa it’s been the same for me I am now waiting for a tribunal date there is lots of helpful people on here and good videos and advice about the appeal process xx

debbiedo49

Welcome 

Ami2301

Hi @queenielisa
Welcome to the community! Unfortunately I am unsure how long it takes to get a reply but please keep us updated and we will help you as much as we can

queenielisa

Thankyou ami2301 I will keep you informed ,thought I would have heard some think by now ,going to ring Monday I think

poppy123456

It can be anything from 2-8 weeks sometimes longer for a MR decision, it all depends on backlog in your area. Only 17% of MR decisions change.

Lorry

I waited about 3 weeks for the MR decision (came back the same), I appealed to go to tribunal and it took a year from face  to face to tribunal date ...(which I won, and was awarded 10 years)..

BenefitsTrainingCo

queenielisa,

I'd leave it another couple of weeks, then maybe contact DWP. But it does take ages sometimes. And as Poppy says, the decision is unlikely to change. So please don't be put off if it doesn't, and do appeal -  the latest statistics show that 71% of people appealing are successful.

Will

Chloe_Alumni

Welcome to the community @queenielisa and I wish you the very best of luck with your MR. Please do let me know if there is anything else that we can do to help

queenielisa

I've not heard any Think has yet I'm going to take your advice and leave it another couple of weeks thankyou everyone

sarah50

Hi @queenielisa ?

queenielisa

Hi had my letters back this morning zero points yet again ,it's really frustrating ,not much more I can do ,feel like giving up

poppy123456

Only 17% of MR decisions change so most people have to take it to Tribunal, which is your next step. 71% of those who appear at their hearing have a decision in their favour. You have 28 days to request this by filling out the SSCS1 form.

Do you have any help with this process? If you don't then i'd advise getting some help from either your local welfare rights or other disability advice centre near you. See the link for details of how to request the Tribunal.

https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Challenging-a-Personal-Independence-Payment-decisi/Appeal-to-Tribunal

queenielisa

Trouble is I can't travel ,I have severe panic attacks when I'm going somewhere I don't know ,also have to keep going toilet  they say I'm fine  I wish they could see me when I have to go out

poppy123456

You can request a paper based decision for the Tribunal but i wouldn't advise you to do that. Appearing in person will give you the best chance of a decision in your favour because the Tribunal will want you to tell them in your own words exactly how your conditions affect you. 71% of those who appear in person have a decision in their favour compared to something ridiculous like between 5-8% for paper based decisions.

queenielisa

Thankyou poppy123456,my symptoms of actually gotten worse since the lady actually came out to me ,I have a gangloin on my knuckle that's very painful,goes big then swelling goes down a bit,also I have physio every 2 weeks cause I have really bad lower back pain it's similar to a slipped disc,so stops me from doing much ,should I let deep know about these changes, I'm very confused thankyou in advance

queenielisa

Dwp sorry not deep lol

poppy123456

There's nothing to report because there's no PIP award. You should continue with this claim and request the Tribunal. Starting another claim from the beginning so soon after being refused could see another refusal.