Hi, my name is Omdurman! Time scale for PIP

Omdurman

Hi Iam on week 14 since applying for pip I was diagnosed with cancer for the second time in March and have had my left kidney pancreas and spleen removed also making me type 1 diabetic which has caused me so many health and anxiety issues. Does anybody know the time scale for pip as this is all new to me?.

poppy123456

Hi,

I'm sorry to hear this. If you're going through the normal claims process for the PIP application (not the DS1500 route) then backlogs are huge. DWP are estimating about 10 months from the time you apply to having a decision. The timescales are only ever a guide but we have members here that applied in January/February and are still waiting for their decision.

Omdurman

Thank you. I applied in June so that makes sense. 

Ross_Alumni

Hello @Omdurman and welcome to the online community, sorry to hear about what you are going through, I hope the reply above from Poppy about PIP has been helpful for you.

Omdurman

It’s 15 weeks on Monday since I posted my application and 13 weeks since I received a text to say they had the form and they would be in contact. Please can someone provide me with the best tel number for me to chase.

poppy123456

It's the usual telephone number... 0800 121 4433 backlogs are huge and there's no timescales for any decision.

Omdurman

My timeline

7/7 sent off pip form
2/8 dwp acknowledgment 
8/11 f2f assessment 
8/11 text dwp got report
26/11 letter to say can make decision
2/12 dwp paid 1865 in my acct awaiting official letter and report still

DuffersMum

Good to hear you didn’t have to wait as long as as some to get your award..I too had money paid in before my decision letter arrived, but it did arrive a couple of days after the payment, hopefully your letter will arrive soon