Waiting for dession of pip. The nurse that did the assessment said 4 weeks, but letter says 8.

Emma1968

Nurse did my assement  said 4 weeks  but pip sent  me letter  saying 8  weeks   my f2f call lasted  hour  on the phone 

janer1967

Hi there 

There are no fixed timescales bit they suggest 8 weeks for a decision but due to backlogs it could be longer it could also be quicker 

Just a waiting game I'm afraid 

Emilyb81

Hiya ?

Mine took just under 10 weeks so its taking a while sometimes? Others taken 2 weeks its like @janer1967 said its a waiting game and different for different people based on where you live or how much other work your decision maker has to do backlog etc? So all you can do is wait up to the 8 weeks and then call them maybe if you still havent heard anything?

But the assessor cant really say how long it takes as they are not in same place I don't think? And also the phonecalls take lots of different times mine was 2.5 hours long ? lol and other people have only been on call 30 minutes so again its all just a waiting and guessing game unfortunately ☹️ and nobody not even pip can say how long most of the time they guess too! 

I hope you get your decision ASAP and its the right one! ???

Emma1968

I now  if you  get answe soon  could mean no   friend of mine went  for attandance allowance  in week.later  got  answer saying no  that was this year 

calcotti

Emma1968 said:

Nurse did my assement  said 4 weeks ..

The nurse should not be offering advice about DWP procedures.

janer1967

@Emma1968

Attendance allowance isn't the same process as pip so can't really compare 

Also quick decisions don't always mean a claim isn't successful especially if all the evidence clearly indicates an award should be given 

The timescales are mainly down to workload of the decision maker and nothing else 

Some claims Also get sent back to assessors to be looked at again 

Emma1968

Ten weeks  is 29th  sept  from f2f call  

hughiemachrins

Mine took 6 weeks from assessment to payment.

Emma1968

If that's  right  1st sept  is 6  weeks 
Did you get text saying  got  your report  and letter saying got all the evidence 

hughiemachrins

@Emma1968 Yes I got the text and the letter. I also got a message saying they had received the extra evidence I sent after I saw the assessors report. 

Emma1968

Said  got all  my   evidence  letter came this week  date  4  august   so I'm waiting to see if they  give to  me   tired 3 years ago  got 0  points   hoping I  can get  the points this time 

Emma1968

I wait  for  my  dession 

hughiemachrins

@Emma1968 Good luck but don't panic if you don't get it. The assessors report gave me 6 points in Daily Living and 0 on Mobility. I wrote to them explaining my condition and saying how I believed it hadn't been properly detailed in the report. When I got the letter I had 8 points DL and 10 Mobility. Don't give up! 

Emma1968

That's all  I want 8  points