pip reviews

Orchid22

Hi i am feeling really really anxious and worried i am waiting for a pip review in the post i have filled in the forms etc does anyone know how long this takes etc 

poppy123456

Hi,

There's not really any timescales. Some wait a couple of weeks for an assessment date and other wait months. It depends on backlog in your area. Expect another face to face assessment as most people have them, even for reviews. The process for a review is the same as the first time you applied. Did you send evidence to support your claim?

Good luck.

Orchid22

Hi  Poppy yes i sent a drs letter i was awarded until 2019 but this is a review

poppy123456

Reviews are done 1 year before the award is due to end but the process is the same as before.

Orchid22

My benefits have been stopped three times and each time i have had to go to a tribunal how stressful this is and i have won each time i just do not think i can keep going through this yet again

Orchid22

The worry of it all is unbelievable i was left totally with nothing before money just stopped lies was said at assessment etc Mind helped me through these times i cannot thank them enough

Yadnad

Orchid22 said:

The worry of it all is unbelievable i was left totally with nothing before money just stopped lies was said at assessment etc Mind helped me through these times i cannot thank them enough

Is the 'Mind' that you quoted the same as the Mind organisation for the mentally ill? Do they have welfare rights officers?

I have never even thought of them as a source of help - there is a thrift shop in my area.

Sam_Alumni

Hi @Yadnad
MIND are a mental health charity, they don't deal with benefits advice but they can offer support if the process of benefits is affecting your mental health.

You can find the MIND website here - they say:

Our team provides information on a range of topics including:

• types of mental health problems

• where to get help

• medication and alternative treatments

• advocacy.

We will look for details of help and support in your own area. 
Contact us
Our lines are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
0300 123 3393
[email protected]
Text: 86463

Sam_Alumni

Hi @Orchid22
How are you getting on?

Orchid22

Hi Sam thank you i called asking how long review takes they told me it can be up to 16 weeks i find this such an anxious time they told me they have received drs letter etc i cannot bear this it is awful as you do not no if they will stop money 

Orchid22

I have had my benefits stopped three times now and i really cannot do this all again i won my tribunal each time i find it so embarrassing talking about certain things and doing this in front of a panel each time is not easy i just do not no what to do my friend says be patient do not go thinking bad things but i cannot help this 

mikehughescq

Sam_Scope said:

Hi @Yadnad
MIND are a mental health charity, they don't deal with benefits advice but they can offer support if the process of benefits is affecting your mental health.

You can find the MIND website here - they say:

Our team provides information on a range of topics including:

• types of mental health problems

• where to get help

• medication and alternative treatments

• advocacy.

We will look for details of help and support in your own area. 
Contact us
Our lines are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
0300 123 3393
[email protected]
Text: 86463

MIND do have or fund WR advice. It just depends on where you live. 

Yadnad

mikehughescq said:

MIND do have or fund WR advice. It just depends on where you live. 

Thanks Mike - it was something that I never thought of trying. We do have one of their thrift shops locally and I seem to remember that when they shut the NHS Mental Health Day Centre to turn it into a walk in clinic the staff did tell us that support and advice will be handled by MIND whilst treatment etc will be carried out within the community.

Suffice it to say that from that day to now no one has ever contacted me regarding on going treatment etc 'in the community'. I didn't fancy going to MIND and having to start from scratch with new people plus I was not too sure what it would be like.
The Day Centre was a godsend. I used to spend 2/3 days a week there knowing that I was safe as well as giving my wife some time off from looking after me.

I will check them out in the morning.