DWP Phoned about PIP Appeal. What could it be about?

kitkat94

Hi I am going through a PIP appeal at the moment, and DWP tried to contact me (Without warning of course so I didn't have time to answer) does anyone know what this phone call could be about??

poppy123456

HI,

We could only guess what it was about so you would need to ring them and ask.

kitkat94

It's good news!! they have decided a lapse appeal and gave me my award back for 2 years, happy days  

poppy123456

Great news. Are you happy with the award and length of time? 2 years is a very short award because you'll be contacted again in about 18 months for your review. You can actually accept the award and then start the Tribunal process again from the start. The time you wait will also start the scratch. It maybe worth getting some expert advice with this.

kitkat94

I'm just happy I'm not struggling with money at the moment I guess, it would be nice to have a longer award. I'll have to contact my social worker about this as she's good with that stuff

poppy123456

You can appeal just the award length. DWP often pick an award length out of thin air and give short awards. When appealing the length you need to make it clear that it's the length of the award you're appealing. Not sure what experience or knowledge a Social Worker will have with things like this though.

kitkat94

I might just appeal the award length as I have struggled for over 10 years with my mental health and nothing has changed, thank you for the advice

poppy123456

There's a thread here about appealing just the award length. It's quite long but will be worth you taking some time to have a read through because there's some very useful advice given from a member with over 30 years experience in Tribunals.

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/82842/id-like-to-dispute-the-award-length-only-how-long-do-i-have-to-do-this#latest