Pip tribunal success

Frank8888
Frank8888 Community member Posts: 4 Listener
edited July 2019 in PIP, DLA, and AA
After waiting 17 months for my tribunal i entered the room to be told it was all confusing to the judge and would i sit outside while they made there decision , 2 minutes later was asked back in to be told by the judge they were very sorry that i had to attend and please apologise to my 12yr old on ther behalf and they were giving me enhanced on both for 5yr,they would have given indefinite time but dwp would not like that,no questions were asked i was shocked my illness is heart failure and depression 

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  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Community member Posts: 7,879 Championing
    Hi @Frank8888 welcome to the community! Congratulations on the successful outcome of your tribunal - how are you feeling? I imagine relieved now it's over! 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    HI,

    Great news! well done.  It can take DWP 8 weeks to pay backdated money.
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,554 Online Community Programme Lead
    edited July 2019
    Welcome to the community @Frank8888. 17 months is a long time to wait, I'm sorry you had to go through that. 
    Great news about the successful outcome, thank you for sharing it with us! :) 
  • jamestw83
    jamestw83 Community member Posts: 26 Contributor
    Good luck to you it's funny how judges come to decisions. My wife has osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and long list of problems and we had the same thing we were in 2 mins and got asked to wait outside and told us standard rate for care and enhanced rate for mobility. We are 5 weeks in after the tribunal win and are still waiting so hopefully doesn't take too long.
  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Scope Posts: 10,511 Championing
    Welcome to the community @Frank8888, I'm sorry you had to wait so long but that's amazing news, thank you for taking the time to share this with us :)