PIP Appeal and COL payment

spacebun

Hi everyone

It’s late, I know 😅

I’ve been trying to have my PIP awarded after a review dating back over a year. Finally able to make an appeal about a month ago and DWP have until 7th October to respond.

However I just received a payment of £150 with a COL reference. I’ve looked all over and the only thing I can link this to is the disability payment. 

I know the best thing to do is to ring PIP and see what updates they may have. But the only thing I can think is that DWP don’t want to go to the tribunal stage and that I have been awarded PIP.

What do you all think? Just speculation I know, but I’m excited they might have realised that I still qualify for it 😅

Biblioklept

Does that mean you're not currently getting PIP and weren't getting it in May this year? If you were getting it in May then that's why you got the payment. I hope though that it's because they reversed their decision!!

poppy123456

25th May was the qualifying date to receive the payment, if you got a PIP payment for that date then that would be why.

spacebun

I wasn't receiving it in May, but the review began April 2021, so it could be that they reversed their decision and it's because I should've received it then? Waiting for the PIP helpline to open so I can check 

spacebun

I feel silly now...I was receiving it in May as the claim finished in June

At least I got an update to say that they haven't responded to my Appeal yet - they have until 7th October