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PIP appeal clashes with holiday
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Von26
Community member Posts: 1 Listener
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
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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. -
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???? -
Hi @Von26, and a warm welcome to the community! Hopefully some of our members will be in touch soon and able to advise.
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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.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
Good luck.
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