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underpressure

Hi. Wondered if anyone could advise - sent my completed PIP application form back 3 months ago, after a number of phone calls asking me questions PIP lady  said next time they would contact me would be with a decision. Ive not been called in for a face to face. they then wrote to me first week in June saying they had all the info they needed and they would write to me with a decision. Then  2 weeks ago  I had another phone call asking me more questions. I answered the questions and then said i was surprised to have a phone call as id had the letter saying they had all info they need. She said id hear within a week. Ive Still heard nothing saying what their decision is. 
Ive been on long term DLA for a long time as have chronic condition and unable to work. Im worrying myself crazy about the outcome of this. How long did others wait please? Just a rough idea? Should i phone and ask if decision has been made or be prepared to wait for much longer?   

poppy123456

HI,

There's no timescales and i really wish sometimes they wouldn't send that letter to people. That letter is a standard letter they send to everyone but it doesn't really mean anything. A decision could still 2-8 weeks sometimes longer.

You can ring DWP to request a copy of the assessment report to be sent to you. This will give you some idea what the decision is likely to be because they mostly go with the report. Even though you had a paper based assessment there will still be a report written and returned to DWP.