Are the waiting times designed to make people drop out?

AbiP
AbiP Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited February 2020 in PIP, DLA, and AA
Been waiting 53 weeks to go to appeal with no indication of when my appeal will actually happen. Are the waiting times everyone has to endure designed to make people drop out? Who actually monitors this poor state of affairs. Noone 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,185 Championing
    Hi and welcome,

    Im one of the community champions here on scope and I’m here to help and advise others.

    Backlogs are huge in most areas and some are waiting a year and more for a hearing date. You can ring HMCTS and ask how much longer you will be waiting and they will give you a guide of the waiting time in your area.

    Unfortunately, other than that all you can do is wait. Hopefully you’ll hear something soon.


  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    HI @AbiP Welcome to the community I am a community champion on here. I understand your frustration around waiting times for tribunals, I don't know who monitors the waiting time but I'm sure it will be somewhere. I too had a long waiting time and contact my MP not that it got me a fast track date but the more we make these people aware the more they will have to listen. Hope your not waiting too much longer
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,682 Championing
    Hi @AbiP - Welcome to the community, & thank you for joining. I just wanted to say I'm sorry your wait for a tribunal has unfortunately been so lengthy & hope you get a date soon. Meanwhile, please do chat here any time & let us know how you get on. :)
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Welcome to the community @AbiP! I really hope you get a date soon. Please do let us know how you get on. :)