PIP Appeal Tribunal

fedupwaiting
fedupwaiting Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
Hi everyone.  This is my first post.  My sister was in receipt of DLA and was being change over to P.I.P.  After being asessed she was told she did not qualify for P.IP.  She has been through the correct procedure and has lodged an appeal in May 2018.  She has not yet been given a date for tribunal.  She has phone the tribunal service and has been in touch with her M.P but still no date.  This is well beyond the 40 weeks wait that she was told at the beginning.. Does anyone know of wait times? 

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  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Online Community Member Posts: 7,877 Championing
    Hi @fedupwaiting and welcome to the community! Sorry to hear your sister is still waiting. Unfortunately this is common and the waiting time can vary. It can take up to a year, sometimes longer. I really hope she doesn't have to wait too much longer!
  • April2018mom
    April2018mom Posts: 2,863 Championing
    edited September 2019
    Hi @fedupwaiting. Welcome to Scope! Unfortunately this is very common on here. All you and she can do is to repeatedly call to chase things up.
    Keep us posted! Sorry to read that but there’s very little which she can do apart from to call them. 
  • Jurph
    Jurph Online Community Member Posts: 367 Empowering
    I'm sorry she's waited so long. I'd suggest ringing again.

    It all depends on her local HMCTS centre and how busy they are.

    I had mine a few weeks ago and it was 84 weeks.
  • steve51
    steve51 Online Community Member Posts: 7,121 Championing
    Hi @fedupwaiting

    Welcome to our online community/family.

    I am also a Community Champion here at Scope.

    I very sorry to hear about your sister’s problems with her “PIP”

    Here is some info from some of our members & there “Trials & Tribulations”

    https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/40539/pip-appeal-wait-timescale#latest

    I do hope that this is helpful???

    Please let me know if you need any further help??

    @steve51

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,669 Online Community Programme Lead
    Hi @fedupwaiting and welcome to the community. I'm sorry your sister's transition from DLA to PIP wasn't successful and that you've been waiting for long for a tribunal.
    Unfortunately, wait times are only ever a guide and they can vary greatly. It seems quite common for people to be waiting around a year. I hope she hears soon! 
  • fedupwaiting
    fedupwaiting Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    Thank you everyone for your welcomes and for your replies.