Hi, I'm GillP! Applied for PIP in April, awaiting assessment. Will it be face to face?

GillP

Hi everyone I need advice I applied for pip in April 21. I received a text in June 21 stating they got my form I'm still waiting to hear will I have to attend assessment face to face. 

chiarieds

Hi @GillP - & welcome to the community.   There's quite a wait with PIP currently, & most assessments are still by phone, altho face to face assessments have started up again. I'm afraid we would be guessing which you'd most likely have, but the chance is it would still be a phone assessment.

poppy123456

HI,

DWP are estimating a 10 month timescale from start to finish but of course this is only a guide. We have members that applied in December and are still waiting.

Cher_Alumni

Hi @GillP and a warm welcome to our community, how are you today?

I'm sorry we couldn't give you any firm answers on what to expect but as members' responses indicate there are still lengthy waiting times being experienced by many.  I hope you have an update in the not too distant future and in the mean-time, please ask away if anything is playing on your mind or causing you additional worry.

I've moved your thread to our PIP, DLA and AA category and amended the title to make your question more visible to others wondering the same.  Please keep us posted and take care.

janer1967

Hi and welcome to the community from me too 

GillP

Thanks everyone 

abbyk41

Just to let you know dwp sent my forms out March 12th I got text to say they got my forms end of April and two weeks ago I had a phone assessment just waiting on decision. So that might help you with time scale 

poppy123456

abbyk41 said:

Just to let you know dwp sent my forms out March 12th I got text to say they got my forms end of April and two weeks ago I had a phone assessment just waiting on decision. So that might help you with time scale 

That's very quick i must admit. There's a lot of members applied in December and still waiting.

abbyk41

Really they said they are being faster for new claims as its a new claim for me. Gotta say two years ago I got lcwra and by the time that had been sorted it had gone over a year and they owed me loads for that which I got 

poppy123456

abbyk41 said:

Really they said they are being faster for new claims as its a new claim for me. Gotta say two years ago I got lcwra and by the time that had been sorted it had gone over a year and they owed me loads for that which I got 

New claims were taking priority, not sure if that's still the case. DWP are still estimating 10 months. 

cazza6565

I applied in March , had my phone assessment last Tues 24TH Aug

Emma1968

I applied  pip in March took  me 16 weeks  for f2f phone call  and now I waiting  for   my desion   6 weeekshhis week 

GillP

Thanks everyone hopefully I will hear something soon