When will my PIP review be?

bluefox

Hello,

So my PIP award is until 2024 but the PIP assessor said a review of 18 months is advised. So I started my award May 2021. 

When will my PIP review be?

poppy123456

Your decision letter will tell you what date they will contact you from. It used to be 6 months before the award is due to end but because of the backlogs they may contact you before that. 

bluefox

poppy123456 said:

Your decision letter will tell you what date they will contact you from. It used to be 6 months before the award is due to end but because of the backlogs they may contact you before that. 

Ah yeh it’s on the second page. It says after 21st March 2023. 

Does that mean I’ll be reviewed soon to see if my needs have changed?

As I’ve heard they do it six months before?

poppy123456

It’s only September 2022. You will be sent the review forms sometime after March 2023.

bluefox

poppy123456 said:

It’s only September 2022. You will be sent the review forms sometime after March 2023.

I’m tempted to go for Enhanced Mobility 1F rather than 1E as I’ve been told with seizures you should get 1F

poppy123456

We’ve already discussed that at great length in many many other threads of yours. You will not qualify for 1F because 1E applies as you are unable to go out the majority of the days. 

Epilepsy makes no difference to that so you’ve been incorrectly advised again. 

Nothing further to add to this than what’s already been said.

bluefox

My seizures are non-epileptic (dissociative) but I also have severe anxiety and I’m suspected autistic (due for referral) and I’m wondering if 1F would be better for me going forward. 

I’ll always need someone to accompany me but if I start to make more journeys then surely 1F would be better?

poppy123456

It's nothing to do with "which one is better" it's about which one applies the majority of the days. Nothing further to add that what's already been said. I'm sorry but for this reason, i'm out.

bluefox

Wrong choice of wording but it’s undeniable that I will always need someone accompanying me whether it’s 1E or 1F. I just can’t travel alone now, ever. I need the assistance. 

So I need to research why I would fit into the 1F criteria. 

I have seen cases of people able to take more journeys but always needing assistance. And they’ve gone from 1E to 1F and have seen this on the moneysavingforums which I believe you may have been involved in the thread @poppy123456

poppy123456

Please don't tag me, if i see a comment and i can help or i wish to comment, i will. If i don't see the tag i don't want people thinking i'm being rude. All my notification are switched off.

bluefox said:

So I need to research why I would fit into the 1F criteria. 

At the moment based on everything you've said on several threads i'm sorry but 1F doesn't apply to you. A claimant who satisfies 1E cannot also satisfy 1F. If they cannot undertake a single journey on the majority of days due to overwhelming psychological distress, then 1E will be the applicable descriptor, even if there are occasions when they could follow a familiar route, if accompanied.

This is my last comment on this thread.

bluefox

Okay thank you. 

Sorry for tagging you. 

L_Volunteer

Please don't be sorry @bluefox. Everyone has different preferences and we all learn with time! 

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