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How long does one have to wait

Hi all,
I had my mandatory intervention on 7th August 2018, l received a letter two weeks later saying decision within 6 weeks to 8 weeks, l phoned pip yesterday after 10 weeks only to be told another two weeks minimum, phone back after 12 weeks.
This farce has been going on since January 2018 when i initially asked for an M.I,, can anyone tell me if there is an upper limit in time before they are legally bound to give me a decision .
Thank-you in anticipation
Doug
I had my mandatory intervention on 7th August 2018, l received a letter two weeks later saying decision within 6 weeks to 8 weeks, l phoned pip yesterday after 10 weeks only to be told another two weeks minimum, phone back after 12 weeks.
This farce has been going on since January 2018 when i initially asked for an M.I,, can anyone tell me if there is an upper limit in time before they are legally bound to give me a decision .
Thank-you in anticipation
Doug
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It was definitely an M.I as l wasn't challenging any decision, I was asking for my pip reward to be looked at again as my condition has worsened, applied in January 2018 ,had to remind them in March.
I had my assessment if you can call it that finally in August.
Had letter through August 12th saying they had all info reqd decision with 6 weeks, l phoned them yesterday, was told another 2 weeks that takes time waited to just over 12 weeks
Although there is no time limit it generally takes 6-8 weeks for a decision to be made so 12 weeks is taking far longer than usual. You really should consider asking to speak to a manager the next time you call them and maybe threaten a complaint to see if that resolves the problem. I hope the decision goes your way when you finally get it.
Lee
Thank-you for taking the time to answer, all I get when l phoned before is there is a backlog I'll have to wait, I will phone them again tomorrow
Regards Doug