How long do paper based assessments take and what do they do?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    The changes to following and planning a journey were a few years ago. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-changes/overwhelming-psychological-distress-and-journeys-changes-to-pip-law-from-28-november-2016

  • family33
    family33 Online Community Member Posts: 105 Contributor
    Thankyou.
  • family33
    family33 Online Community Member Posts: 105 Contributor
    Hi poppy those changes to following and planning a journey,  does this mean when making a decision that all though your claim and medial evidence states phshycologica stress severely that they have to consider this?
  • family33
    family33 Online Community Member Posts: 105 Contributor
    family33 said:
    Hi poppy those changes to following and planning a journey,  does this mean when making a decision that all though your claim and medial evidence states phshycologica stress severely that they have to consider this?
    Sorry for the spelling 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Before making a decision they will look at everything you sent, which includes the form, any other evidence and the assessment report, which is part of your evidence. Although evidence is only useful if it states how your conditions affect you and most medical evidence only states the basics like diagnosis, medication etc etc.
  • family33
    family33 Online Community Member Posts: 105 Contributor
    But why did that descriptor become law?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    The descriptor has always been there but before the law changed they removed the words “psychological distress.” Which meant that those suffering from this could not score points in certain descriptors for following and planning a journey.
    All you can do at the moment is wait for the decision, which can be anything between 2-12 weeks sometimes longer.
  • family33
    family33 Online Community Member Posts: 105 Contributor
    Ah so true life events is my evidence?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Exactly.
  • family33
    family33 Online Community Member Posts: 105 Contributor
    Thankyou.
  • family33
    family33 Online Community Member Posts: 105 Contributor
    edited November 2021
    Hi @poppy123456 I still haven't had a desision yet so rang them and they said shouldn't be long now, I said I have read the report and I'm not happy with some of things assesor said , so she asked me if I wanted to let the dm know what I'm not happy with , she typed them up and said she will pass on to Dm , I didn't think I could do yet ,what do you think ? Could it make a difference on desision when they come to making it? 

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