I was told I didn't need to fill in a PIP form, but I got sent one anyway. Do I need to fill it in?

John14141

I received a letter about my pip to say it's been extended to 25th March 2021 because of covid 19 a few days later I got a 25 page form to fill in. Im a little confused because on the form it states that I do not need to fill in form and we would be in touch later do I or don't I need to fill in forms iiiii John

poppy123456

HI and welcome,

Yes confusing indeed. We could only guess what you should do so i would advise you to ring them Monday morning. Do be aware though that phone lines are extremely busy at the moment so it could take a while for them to answer.

John14141

Thank you for you quick reply. 

John14141

I will give them a call Monday Thank you

poppy123456

You're welcome.

steve51

Hi @John14141

It’s great to see you have meet Poppy & I do hope that you are okay now????

Please let me know if you encounter any further problems????

@steve51

John14141

OK Thank you 

fedupfemale

I got a letter in June saying the same it was extended till March 2021 then yesterday I got the form saying it’s time to review your award. Very confused and more added stress!. 

poppy123456

fedupfemale said:

I got a letter in June saying the same it was extended till March 2021 then yesterday I got the form saying it’s time to review your award. Very confused and more added stress!. 

HI,

I would also advise you to ring DWP to ask whether you need to fill out the form and return it. Even though your award has been extended, reviews for PIP have now restarted again. Face to face assessments are still suspended. It's will either be a telephone assessment or paper based.

fedupfemale

Thank you  for replying @poppy123456 mine doesn’t say it on the form like @John14141 said his does,mine is only on the letter I received in June. 

poppy123456

fedupfemale said:

Thank you  for replying @poppy123456 mine doesn’t say it on the form like @John14141 said his does,mine is only on the letter I received in June. 

Ah ok then you will need to fill out the form with as much information as possible and make sure it's returned. If you need extra time to return it then ring DWP for an extention.

fedupfemale

Ok thanks for your help @poppy123456

Chloe_Alumni

Welcome to the community @John14141.

John14141

Thank you

Tori_Scope

Hi @John14141! Welcome to the community

Sorry that you've had some trouble with your PIP letter, that sounds really confusing. Have you had any luck ringing them?

Tori

janer1967

Hi @John14141 Welcome to the community glad you have joined us. Did you get an answer from DWP, it may be as Poppy said the assessments have started again so could be your rview.

Please let us know so we can inform other members

John14141

Yes 25 mins on the phone. I was advised to fill forms in. Many thanks for your help 

Tori_Scope

I'm glad you managed to get through and resolve the issue @John14141! Let us know if there's anything else we can help you with