Text received saying I have been awarded PIP, should I be worried that I haven't been paid?

Dovetail22uk

This forum/thread is so helpful! I applied for PIP in December and just got my "yes" text this morning. So relieved. Glad I did a lot of research (especially on here) before applying 😊

livelife87

Mine was today

durhamjaide2001

How was yours today @livelife87? 

livelife87

I don't know, it was very quick. I had my assessment on the 7th Feb and first applied on 3rd Jan.

Zozo75

hi
I received tax massage today,"we rewarded you....."
but when I read massages above they said
the money doesn't appear in bank account,how pip know our details bank??!!!!
becuse no one asked about that??!!
thanks

poppy123456

Zozo75 said:

hi
I received tax massage today,"we rewarded you....."
but when I read massages above they said
the money doesn't appear in bank account,how pip know our details bank??!!!!
becuse no one asked about that??!!
thanks

When you first rang to start your claim they will have asked you for your bank details as part of the claims process.

Any money owed will be paid into your bank 3-5 working days after payment was sent. If you want to know what you’ve been awarded and when to expect the money into your bank then you can ring PIP to ask. They open at 9am in the morning. 

claire13

Hi all I got my phone call on Wednesday received my text message this morning fingers crossed I get money soon 

L_Volunteer

Hey @claire13. Thanks for letting us know. Hopefully, you will get money soon.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything we can do to support you 

claire13

I first applied for pip 2021 but kept being turned down I went to tribunral and won advise to anyone don't give up 

chantelle19

dawny69 said:

Hi M_1967
How long have you waited from start to finish.? Also did you have an assessment?
Thanks in Advance 🙂

I applied October 11th 2021 and today recived the call today to say if been approved and money will be in my account In 3-5 days I went for a tribunals 4 weeks ago exactly and got told there and then I’d been awarded so took 18 months but I belive I’m being awarded 18 or 19 months of pay some take 3 months some like me take 18 but I have a health condition that affects me every day and makes me so so poorly and it won’t ever go and suffer from mental health too.
but I’m grateful jusg awaiting money I didn’t know pip called on a Sunday tho 

M_1967

I applied in May 2022 and received my money on 19 Sept.  I had a telephone consultation in the August.   Hope this helps.

Liam96

I got my text this morning at 8am and it’s Thursday so I’ll let people know what it’s like too have the 3/5 stretch over a weekend period funnily enough they only received my assessment on the 13th so I think they’re trying too cut back on back pay and speed up the process or I’m lucky 

poppy123456

Liam96 said:

they only received my assessment on the 13th so I think they’re trying too cut back on back pay

That makes no sense because they will need to pay you every 4 weeks going forward anyway. You would still receive the same amount of money, regardless of when the decision was made. It isn't the reason why your decision was made so quickly after receiving the report back. Some decisions are made quicker than others.

Liam96

LDJBluebell

I applied January 23 - telephone assessment 19 June- same day text saying they received report - text received 3 July saying they still hadn't made decision - text saying been awarded today and a letter will be sent within 2 weeks.  But I see that people have written that you get back pay before your letter arrives.  Will you not know what you have been awarded until the letter arrives even though they pay back pay before the letter? 

poppy123456

LDJBluebell said:

I applied January 23 - telephone assessment 19 June- same day text saying they received report - text received 3 July saying they still hadn't made decision - text saying been awarded today and a letter will be sent within 2 weeks.  But I see that people have written that you get back pay before your letter arrives.  Will you not know what you have been awarded until the letter arrives even though they pay back pay before the letter? 

You can ring PIP to ask what you’ve been awarded and when to expect any money owed into your bank. 

kay87

I received my text at 8.04 on Tuesday. nothing threw yet x 

mistakes65

I received my text Tuesday also and told I would receive my back pay Monday the 10th July 

kay87

Mistake65 thank you x 

Elaine62

Pip received my forms on the 26th April, phone assessment on the 15th June, received txt on the 28th June awarding me pip, received decision letter today 6 th July, no mention of back dated money only my four weekly payment from the 26th June to 27th July saying that’s what they owe me, I thought it was backdated from when you made your claim.