Appeal question

Sad77
Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener
edited May 9 in PIP, DLA, ADP & AA

hello everyone

i applied for pip but only received 6 points for Daily living

and 4 for mobility

I did a MR and provided further evidence and after speaking to a Decision maker confirmed that it still remains unchanged.

He himself may have not been the original decision maker and said do an appeal and suggested that i may have more chance and said iam not far off from getting the award..

Can i get some help to do an appeal and is there any cost.

Upon doing an appeal how long does it take?

Thanks

Sadie

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  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 3,732 Connected

    It varies by area, some times it can be a week or 2, some times you can be waiting months.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,327 Championing

    Hi,

    You can start the Tribunal Appeal online now - Appeal a benefit decision: Submit your appeal - GOV.UK

    There is no cost to doing it. If you would like some help, you can ask at your local Citizens Advice or Disability Advice services if there are any nearby.

    Most appeals take many months, it is not a quick process. Sometime the DWP will contact you again before the tribunal to offer you an award.

  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    Thankyou guys , it seems that The citizens advice bureau have a 8 week waiting … any other charity organistaion , want 20% - 30% of the backdated payment if an award was successful,,, considering if i was successful iam in so much debt i simply couldnt afford to.

    But thankyou

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,327 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1124852#Comment_1124852

    Hi,

    If you don't have access to the services in the post above, I would recommend starting your appeal online asap to get the ball rolling, and booking the CAB for 8 weeks time to help further.

    Personally I did my own without any professional help - but with advice from this forum, and succeeded. So it is possible without any professional help if you feel up to it.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,557 Online Community Team
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1124852#Comment_1124852

    Hi @Sad77, are you able to tell us which charity organisations are asking for a percentage of your backdated payments please?

    There's lots of information here that may be useful https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/challenging-pip-or-other-benefits-decisions . My mum was able to get help with her appeal forms from a local organisation. Have you looked at smaller charities or organisations local to you that may have shorter waiting times?

  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener
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    Disability support project

  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener
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  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    hi guys

    I did a tribunal appeal but the dwp did not respond by the deadline on the 1st of July 2026


    the tribunal sent this email can someone explain what it means

    “Good morning,

     

    Thankyou for your email

     

    The DWP have not yet responded to the appeal.

     

    The appeal will be sent to one of our legal officer in due time.

     

    When the legal officer reviews the appeal they will send out further information on the next steps of the appeal. We currently do not have timescales for legal officers 

     

    Many thanks,

    Daniel”

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 5,517 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @Sad77

    It sounds like your appeal is still in the holding queue and needs to be responded to, hopefully it won't be much longer now.

  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    I have got this text what does this mean , I had submitted a tribunal but the DWP never replied and it never got to the tribunal hearing

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,327 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1145034#Comment_1145034

    They might be making you an offer before tribunal. You would have to call the number to find out. That is the correct number, but I would recommend manually dialling it rather than clicking the link just in case it's not genuine.

  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    do I have to accept there offer or can still pursue this with the tribunal?

  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    they have offered me standard on both

    But I feel i should be getting enhanced , i have asked the case manager to give me until tomorrow to think , but want to pursue this with Tribunal

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,327 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1145051#Comment_1145051

    Hi,

    It is your choice. If you believe you would get Enhanced at Tribunal then you can reject the offer and continue with the Tribunal.

    It is also possible to accept this offer so that you get some money, and then start a new appeal in the hope of getting Enhanced. But as that would be a completely new appeal, you would have to go through the same length of wait again for that.

  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    hi guys

    The case manager called me and asked if iam a Carer for my husband who is also on pip for over 9 years , i said i was until 6 months as I couldn’t continue and now our daughter looks after us , she said she will review again and make notes for tribunal .

    Does this mean it will get rejected

  • Carl_Scope
    Carl_Scope Posts: 172 Online Community Team

    Unfortunately it's not possible to tell from that short interaction @Sad77. Did she say if she would update you and did you reject their offer?

  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    she said she would add notes for the tribunal and review but did not mention that she will call or update

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