DWP LETTER UPDATE

michael26

AFTER nearly 4 months i received a letter this morning saying sorry for the delay but just to inform me no decision has been made yet and they will inform me in due course. What do you think this means?

poppy123456

I'm assuming this is regarding the AA claim you made, thread here. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/98093/hi-my-name-is-michael26-ref-attendance-allowance#latest

The letter means exactly what it says and no decision has been made yet. Once it has then you will be contacted.

michael26

thankyou 

L_Volunteer

You are welcome @michael26. It is the very least you deserve.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if we can do anything else to help. We are all here for you and listening to you 

michael26

thankyou 

michael26

i'm pleased to say that in my bank account today was £924 from AA but i haven't received a letter of confirmation yet. So i have no idea if i have been awarded the lower or higher rate. I had my dates wrong earlier and i actually applied for AA early September. So i have only waited about 11 weeks in total for my claim to be processed. I wonder if i have lower or higher? i know its paid in arrears! any ideas?

poppy123456

Good news. In a previous thread you said you applied in August. Without knowing exactly when you first applied then i would rather not take a guess at what award you may have been given. There's only 2 rates anyway, which is higher or lower https://www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance/what-youll-get

You can either wait for the decision letter or ring them to ask on Monday morning when they open.

Does your partner claim a disability benefit their self such as PIP daily living/DLA mid/high rate care or AA?

Is your partner state pension age? Sorry for the questions but depending on the answer you maybe entitled to other benefits.

calcotti

Over that time period it looks like the higher rate.

poppy123456

calcotti said:

Over that time period it looks like the higher rate.

I thought that too untill i seen their other thread when they said they applied in August and i didn't want to say higher rate if that's not the award.

michael26

no i had made a mistake when i said August, i had applied early in September i had my dates wrong appologies for the error.

michael26

my wife claims the full pip at higher rate for her debilitating rheumatoid arthritis but is not of pensionable age for another year. I don't think we can claim anything else as we own our own property and I have private pensions. She doesn't have any works pensions as she suffered badly after the loss of our two children at a very young age and I supported her instead. I Worked all my life struggling to make ends meet and hope for the best. I can't complain though, whatever we get from the system I will be grateful for small mercies. It helps to ease the arthritic pain. I am just unfortunate to have had an accident over 20yrs ago that left me in this state, which has progressively got worse over the years.

calcotti

Deleted because incorrect.

durhamjaide2001

Thanks for the update 

michael26

cheers for your ongoing assistance much appreciated.