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My girlfriend applied for PIP 3 moths ago. Has back pay stopped because of COVID-19?

liamdavies083
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My girlfriend applied for pip 3 month ago and she had her assessment and they said said it will be 8 weeks till she will find out how much she will get but will she get back pay or has is been stop cause of the covid 19 that's going on
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HI and welcome,If it's a first time PIP claim and she isn't transferring from DLA and she's successfully awarded then yes it's backdated to the date she first rang to start her claim.If she's transferring from DLA then there's no backdated money.If she lives in the UK then once the report has been returned to DWP she can ring them to request a copy of the report, this will give her some idea what the decision is likely to be because they mostly go with the report. She'll still need to wait for the decision to made though. Once it has if she's not happy then she'll have 1 month from that date to request the Mandatory Reconsideration (MR).There' no timescales for any decision, the 8 weeks she was told is nothing more than a guide. It can take anywhere between 2-8 weeks, sometimes longer.
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Hi and welcome fingers crossed for your girlfriend and hope the advice abice has helped
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Welcome to the community @liamdavies083, it's great to have you here!
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Hi @liamdavies083 - welcome to the community. I see your query has been answered, & hope your girlfriend's PIP claim goes well.
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She got to wait 8 weeks for her letter but we got to cause it's her first time that and cause of the covid 19 that they have stop the back dated and she been told that she won't get backed dated
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liamdavies083 said:She got to wait 8 weeks for her letter but we got to cause it's her first time that and cause of the covid 19 that they have stop the back dated and she been told that she won't get backed dated
They haven't stopped backdating any money because of Covid19. Who ever told you that is not correct. There's no timescales for any decision.
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