PIP ongoing award, but I received a review letter

angieb1965

Hi everyone, my first time posting. 

I received an ongoing award for PIP in  OCT 2018. 

I have just received a review letter and form. Is this normal on an ongoing award? The letter says the review is before my award ends??? But it’s an ongoing award?? I’m just confused. Any clarification is gratefully received. Thank you 

mikehughescq

Yes, you can be reviewed at any time. Refer back to your original claim and complete the renewal as though it were a new claim. Do not assume putting “no change” is a winning strategy. 

calcotti

It may be worth ringing PIP just to check that the form has not been issued in error. Not likely but it can happen.

angieb1965

Thank you. 

Fetlock

Definitely ring them.

It could be that you were given an ongoing award but the case manager then put the wrong dates on the system at the time, the system then triggering a system generated (and premature) award review.  

angieb1965

Thank you. I think I will phone them on Monday. 

angieb1965

What I find confusing is the award says it’s an on going award but in this review letter it’s saying they need to review before my award ends? So yes I will phone and ask them to check and clarify. Thank you all once again for your advice. 

mikehughescq

That’s because an ongoing award is never longer than 10 years. 

angieb1965

That’s because an ongoing award is never longer than 10 years. 

Yes but I have only had the award two years. 

angieb1965

mikehughescq said:

That’s because an ongoing award is never longer than 10 years. 

I’ve had it two years. What confuses me is the review says “ before my award ends “ 

mikehughescq

All reviews are “before the award ends”.

angieb1965

mikehughescq said:

All reviews are “before the award ends”.

Then why does the original award say it’s an ongoing award Mike? 

mikehughescq

As I says earlier, an ongoing award is for a maximum of 10 years. It can be reviewed at any time within that 10 years. I wouldn’t get hung up on the wording as though it were addressed explicitly to your circumstances. These are template based letters and they rarely say what they ought or what people think they ought to. They are “best fit” letters rather than “exact fit”. 

As @calcotti had observed there is a small chance that this is an error so it’s worth a call but the most likely outcome is that you have a review form to complete and a deadline to meet. Wondering about the wording of one sentence isn’t going to change that. 

angieb1965

Thank you all