Appeal question

Sad77
Sad77 Community Member Posts: 5 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: 3,120 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: 6,264 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: 5 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: 6,264 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: 4,221 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: 5 Listener
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  • Sad77
    Sad77 Community Member Posts: 5 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: 5,199 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.

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