Hi, my name is dave392! Need help pip waiting time for change in circumstances

dave392

Hi I reported my change in circumstances to pip in October 2020 received how disability affects you form nov returned and received by dwp 22nd dec now middle of may and still no assessment complained to mp but still nothing can anyone advise where I can go from here please 

janer1967

Hi and welcome 

Unfortunately you are not alone there are huge backlogs in some areas for assessments and they are prioritising new claims and renewals as you have an award in place you will be further down list 

All you can do is wait 

dave392

Seems to be case as just keep getting told they haven’t any appointments and don’t know timescale but don’t help with everything else going on I may get a decision before I’m too sick to use it lol ?

Caz_Alumni

Hi @dave392

Just wanted to say welcome to the community.

Yes, unfortunately it's a waiting game at the moment. Sorry, I know that's not particularly helpful to hear. So, I wanted to add that you're very welcome to hang around here and keep chatting to our members in the meantime! 
 
Please do keep us updated as well. And let us know if you have any other questions for us, or you need any more help a bit later on down the line. All the best and hope you hear something soon.

dave392

So finally had telephone assessment on 15th June,requested pa4 report and looking at descriptors I have been awarded 13 points daily living and 12 points mobility still awaiting official dwp decision but fingers crossed they agree with assessment report 

bankstoe

@dave392 How did you request the report? I did change of circumstances in Jan 2021 rang up after 3 months to be advised it was sent to an assessor. 3 weeks ago received a bizarre phonecall from someone who said they were looking at my case and asked if i needed help with my supports and that they had spoke to my physio at length. The physio is the one who did my change of circumstances report. After a week I contacted DWP and they said that was my phone assessment! Funny that as I wasn't advised of it at the time and call lasted for literally 2mins. They said that i would hear something very soon and that they had received my report back but could only say the assessor had recommended an increase in points.
 I left it for over a week and called DWP again and they said it was done without an assessment but haven't made a decision as yet and this may be a few more weeks.    

dave392

Ring dwp on pip number and ask for copy of assessment report they will send it to you 

bankstoe

Thanks for that, Have you got your decision yet from DWP? and did it match your assessors?

dave392

Yes I got high rate for both assessor said to review after a year but I got a 5 year award as they went on previous assessments and medical history and records according to official letter took from October until about 3 weeks ago 

bankstoe

That's good news. I last applied for pip 3 years ago and got standard living. I have Muscular Dystrophy which is never going to get better, only worse and has done considerably in past 12 months or so. Since I applied change of circumstances in January I have got worse and my issue is that I couldn't even tell the assessor that as I haven't even had an assessment!
 I did send the form off with a very in depth accompanying letter from the physio at the specialist centre I attend regarding my condition and mobility and how bad it has gone in past 12 months or so and that it will get worse. I just don't want to go through all this waiting again.

dave392

You don’t always get a assessment on phone or face to face sometime they just do a paper assessment so fingers crossed for you and hopefully not much longer to wait good luck 

bankstoe

Cheers and thanks for your help. I will give it another week and call them if i haven't heard anything to request the assessors report