PIP extended even with 4 years left.

worried33

DWP just sent me a letter stating they extended my award even when I still had 4 years left. This seems to indicate they anticipate the assessment problems continuing for several years. I hope this information is useful to others.

cupcake88

Oh really that’s good I haven’t had any letter from them saying mines as been extended mines got another year and abit left . 

OverlyAnxious

I wonder if they've just extended everyone's rather than trying to pick out individuals.  4 years seems a bit much if not.

I'm still waiting for my extension letter, despite others ending the same month already receiving theirs.

janer1967

I had mine today too I had award till 2025 and they have extended till 2026 

Think it a bit early to need to extend that far but not complaining 

Tho I know it.diesnt mean a lot they can still review before this 

Ross_Scope

Thanks for the update @worried33

That's an interesting speculation (that they're going to extend most people's due to the backlog) but I guess we will see.

mikehughescq

Had a glut of them this week. They’re prioritising existing claims but pushing lots if 5 year awards back a year to make it a but easier when they finally come to the last lot of DLA to PIP conversions.

MarkM88

janer1967 said:

I had mine today too I had award till 2025 and they have extended till 2026 

Think it a bit early to need to extend that far but not complaining 

Tho I know it.diesnt mean a lot they can still review before this 

My mum received the letter this morning too. She got given a 5 year award so it’s not due to end until October 2025 and it’s been extended until September 2026. 

The letter mentions:

”We suspended PIP award reviews because of covid”

and 

“We have now begun reviewing PIP awards again and we may look at some awards later than we originally planned. To make sure that you still receive your payments we have extended your award”

I’m guessing they anticipate they might not be able to review on the anticipated review date that was set so they are extending them as a precaution maybe? 

worried33

My extension (I think) was only a few months, I havent got my original award letter to hand but I think it was around spring 2025, and now its end of september 2025.

Ok it was a year.  I have a photo of it (as had to make it as proof for disability train ticket), and original award was July 2024 end date.

I thought my claim started last year but was 2019, lost track of time.

woodbine

As I have said a number of times looks like thousands of these extensions have ben sent out. but beware you are still likely to get renewal forms sent to you 6 months before the original end date.
I think we can safely assume they have looked at the number of DLA to PIP claims are still outstanding, plus the number of 16 year olds to be transferred (that's ongoing), the number of new claims and of course the number of renewals and thought oh **** we had better extend loads of claims.

cupcake88

Well looks like I have been left out I haven’t received any thing .  I hope they haven’t forgot me . My award is due to end June 2022. 

janer1967

@cupcake88 dont worry about it still plenty of time yet 

woodbine

@cupcake88 the post seems to be slow atm so might arrive next week?

cupcake88

Thanks xx

woodbine

@cupcake88 your welcome

kami24

I haven't received mine yet. Been on pip for 3 years award ends May 2022. Mental illness so daily living etc.someone I knew received there's so maybe it's only certain individuals 

lisathomas50

@Ross_Scope glad my review was done a year early then 

worried33

cupcake the post is a mess at the moment, and I only got this today, give it at least a few weeks.  Only a week ago I had post from December shoved through my letter box, was a massive backlog.

MarkM88

Yeah it may take a while, my mums letter was dated 4th and it’s only arrived today. 

worried33

I just checked mine its dated the 13th January. So post is very slow.

joethebear

Got my review form it was dated Jan 1 received it 10th says you've got a month to return but already lost 10days ! Got extension of 2weeks but I'm ready to return it now so will do 

janer1967

@joethebear good luck with your review