Are they doing PIP assessments at the moment?
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Aella
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I've asked formy PIP to be reviewed as I had a stroke recently which left me partiallyblind, so my condition has deteriorated and I think I should get the higher rate. I sent the form off a few days ago and it asked all the questions about how my condition affects me on the form. Will I have to have a face to face assessment for this, or are they stopped because of lockdown? If they're stilldoing face to face they must have a massive backlog by now?
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All assessments are currently done by telephone or paper based. If they decide a F2F is required the assessment will be delayed because all F2F are currently suspended.0
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Hi and welcome
Most assessments are done over the phone and a few paper based there are no f2f assessments currently
Yes there are backlogs0 -
Hello @aello
Sorry to hear you had a stroke recently and that it has impacted your vision, I hope you are recovering well.
As mentioned above, face to face assessments are currently suspended and all assessments are being carried out over the phone or paper based.
On a side note, I'm not certain if you had sight loss prior to the stroke, but have you registered your sight loss with your local authority?0
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