I’ve been waiting 3 months for a medical assessment for pip

Flowers1704

Hi everyone, I put in a claim for pip on the 6th October and still haven’t heard anything for an assessment, does anyone know how long they’re taking?

sammyjoanne

Hi there. That's really not long at all. It could be several months yet. I doubt it's even made it to the assessment provider. Roughly 24 weeks I've heard but some people are waiting 10 months. I applied in July and had assement on 16th Dec. Best of luck to you. Keep us updated.  

janer1967

Hi there 

As above most claims are taking  around 10 months from start to finish and now dwp and assessors are back working from home it could be a long wait 

Flowers1704

I rang them last week and they told me that my application was sent to the assessor on the 26th October but they did tell me that it takes 3 months from start to finish but obviously not from what you are telling me 

poppy123456

Flowers1704 said:

I rang them last week and they told me that my application was sent to the assessor on the 26th October but they did tell me that it takes 3 months from start to finish but obviously not from what you are telling me 

When ringing DWP you are ringing a call centre and not actually DWP their self. That timescales is very optimistic, even under normal times. Backlogs are huge so you could be waiting quite a while yet.