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
John14141 Community member Posts: 6 Listener
edited August 2020 in PIP, DLA, and AA
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

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,056 Championing
    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
    John14141 Community member Posts: 6 Listener
    Thank you for you quick reply. 
  • John14141
    John14141 Community member Posts: 6 Listener
    I will give them a call Monday Thank you
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,056 Championing
    You're welcome.
  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,122 Championing
    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
    John14141 Community member Posts: 6 Listener
    OK Thank you 
  • fedupfemale
    fedupfemale Community member Posts: 28 Connected
    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
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,056 Championing
    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
    fedupfemale Community member Posts: 28 Connected
    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
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,056 Championing
    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
    fedupfemale Community member Posts: 28 Connected
    Ok thanks for your help @poppy123456
  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Scope Posts: 10,511 Championing
    Welcome to the community @John14141. :)
  • John14141
    John14141 Community member Posts: 6 Listener
    Thank you
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,443 Championing
    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
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    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
    John14141 Community member Posts: 6 Listener
    Yes 25 mins on the phone. I was advised to fill forms in. Many thanks for your help 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,443 Championing
    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 :)

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