Deadline not met for tribunal

shelle64
shelle64 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited June 3 in PIP, DLA, ADP & AA

I was receiving pip last year high rate daily living and standard mobility .. I got intouch with them has a worsening condition due a massive saddle pulmonary embolism comprising my heat and lungs ..it affected my mobility and I had TKR three months prior to this and have severe osteoarthritis in my other knee ..they closed my claim and I did the MR which failed , now taken it to tribunal which I’m awaiting a reply from .Sent all the supporting medical evidence but the DWP have missed the deadline so my question is do I just continue waiting for a response from tribunal ? I wish I’d never reported the worsening condition now tbh as they stopped my claim I’d had for a year for no reason at all .. new to all this so just need a bit of advice.

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,844 Online Community Team

    Hi @shelle64 and welcome to the community. I believe it can be common for the DWP to miss their own deadlines. There is a huge backlog with PIP at the moment so this is possibly contributing to the delay. Have you tried calling them to get an update?

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 2,268 Connected

    And it's also the case more often than not that they're completely unaware of their own flippin' rules regarding benefits… The mind boggles!

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,119 Championing

    These deadlines don't mean anything, the DWP often miss them. Just have to keep waiting as if there was never a deadline at all.