PIP TRIBUNAL

Bignig
Bignig Community Member Posts: 17 Connected
edited November 2025 in PIP, DLA, ADP & AA

Hi everyone.
I had my PIP renewal rejected from July this year, so I applied for mandatory reconsideration. This week I had the outcome and surprise surprise that too has been rejected. I have now applied for a tribunal hearing. Just wondering what sort of time scale I should expect and also is there much chance of success through tribunal.
Thank you all.

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,893 Online Community Team

    Hi @Bignig. I'm not sure of timescales as I'm currently waiting for my renewal decision which started in April! I went to tribunal when I first applied and was awarded it. No-one can say whether you'll be successful or not, but I would always recommend going to tribunal if you need to. I found the process much better as there were people with medical knowledge and I could do it via video call from home with my husband next to me.

  • Mijuka
    Mijuka Community Member Posts: 145 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/139585/pip-tribunal

    tribunal normally is a very lengthy process. However, normally Tribunal success rate is 70 per cent.. while with MR success is about 20 per cent. nothing bad to go for tribunal

  • Trevor_PIP
    Trevor_PIP Community Member Posts: 1,222 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/139585/pip-tribunal

    You could wait up to one year for a Tribunal, but it is worth doing it as there are qualified people in attendance and success rates are good!

  • Bignig
    Bignig Community Member Posts: 17 Connected

    Just had my letter acknowledging the tribunal date set for 29th.
    it’s a phone tribunal, what should I expect on the day and during the hearing itself?

  • Dendoo
    Dendoo Community Member Posts: 258 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132609#Comment_1132609

    I have mine too the same day .

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,699 Online Community Team

    Hi @Bignig. Good luck with your tribunal! There will usually be a panel of people including a judge and they'll ask you a few more questions about how your conditions affect you day to day. They might want to clarify certain things or go into more depth on some bits more than others, it can be quite personal to your own case. But I've heard lots of members saying they felt much more understood and listened to by the panel than at other stages so I hope that's the case for you too.

    Some people find it helpful to keep some notes nearby to help answer the questions. Things like examples of how your condition affects your ability to go through day to day life, or anything else you think might be helpful to keep near by.

    Is there anyone you could have with you during the call for moral support? Sometimes it can help just to have another person in the room if you're feeling nervous about it.

  • Bignig
    Bignig Community Member Posts: 17 Connected

    Thank you Rosie for your kind words. I think I’ll be ok taking the call and I will as you suggest make some notes beforehand for reference.

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