PIP appeal clashes with holiday

Von26

Hi - i have just received my court date for my PIP appeal and my son has booked a 2 week holiday and is taking me with him and his family and we fly 2 days before my court date - has anyone tried to change a court date - when i rang they said they might not change it and go ahead with my appeal with me not attending - i'm really worrying about it all now 

CaraLee

Welcome to the community @Von26 it's nice to meet you! Sorry to hear about your situation I am sure one of our wonderful community members with a similar experience will be able to help you. 

steve51

Hi @Von26

Good Evening it’s great to meet you today!!!!!

We have got some good info/advice here on our site/community.

Here’s some to get started with:

https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fpip&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fpip&auth=OdCmUepX8Eu01lD6Q10Fhg&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Pip

Please please let me know if I can help you further???? 

Pippa_Alumni

Hi @Von26, and a warm welcome to the community! Hopefully some of our members will be in touch soon and able to advise. 

Yadnad

Von26 said:

Hi - i have just received my court date for my PIP appeal and my son has booked a 2 week holiday and is taking me with him and his family and we fly 2 days before my court date - has anyone tried to change a court date - when i rang they said they might not change it and go ahead with my appeal with me not attending - i'm really worrying about it all now 

At the end of the day I would presume that the Tribunal will have to decide how it wants to hear the appeal - in person or using documentation only.
Good luck.

mikehughescq

You request a postponement in writing and keep a copy. You need to provide full details as to why it’s important to take this holiday ahead of determining your future income bearing in mind you had an opportunity to detail your availability in the original SSCS1 appeal form and to inform HMCTS if any changes after that.