PIP - Northern Ireland

sdoc94
sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
Hello,

I am in Northern Ireland and had my home assessment 5 days ago. Does anyone know how long it should be before I receive my decision?

Thanks
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  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    edited February 2018
    @sdoc94  You can now ring them and ask for your report this will give you an idea of what you are going to get it will take a week to get report and  3 weeks for desion
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    They haven't received my report so I phoned Capita and they sent it yesterday so they reckon DWP will have it within a day or so.
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    edited February 2018
    @sdoc94 oh good and your desion should take 3 weeks from them receiving the report .GoodLuck
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    Is this standard for Northern Ireland? As my timescale seems to be very quick compared to a lot of those I have seen from England:

    Jan 29th - sent PIP2 form back to DWP
    Feb 2nd - letter from Capita stating I will need an assessment
    Feb 3rd - appointment letter for home assessment 12 days later
    Feb 15th - home assessment took place
    Feb 19th - assessment dispatched by Capita to DWP
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    Yes seems right scale mine was same @sdoc94
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    Great thanks - I hope you had a positive outcome!
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    @dee4848

    Still waiting - I hate this! Did you receive a copy of your assessors report before the decision?
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    @sdoc94 Hi yes I did that' how I knew what I was getting some times DWP depending which one takes your call tell you your decision over the phone ..you could just say the stress is not good for you , you need to know .
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    @sdoc94 if you don' mind me asking is your claim anything to do with your mental health if so tell them it' not good for your mental health 
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    @dee4848

    No it's all physical, riddled with arthritis. They keep telling me I can't get my assessors report until a decision is made. They told me they got my report on the 19th so I don't know if it's worth calling them yet.

    Did you receive back pay before your decision - I keep checking my bank out of desperation haha.
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    edited February 2018
    @sdoc94 Hi I went from DLA so no back pay and I was awarded high on both for arthritis..I would still ring them for derision they told me mine 
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    That is great news for us arthritic folk! lol

    Do you mind me asking what part of the North you're from? I wish I could just know the outcome!
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    @sdoc94 I'm from north Yorkshire 
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    @dee4848 Ah sorry I thought you were from Northern Ireland!!
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    @sdoc94 please keep us informed when you do get to know your desion 
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    @dee4848 I will do!

    :smile:

    Here's hoping!
  • mayfair
    mayfair Online Community Member Posts: 39 Connected
    Hi @sdoc94 have you had any word on your decision
  • sdoc94
    sdoc94 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    @mayfair

    Hi, I phoned the DWP/DfC on Wednesday to get an update. The woman told me they were still waiting on my report from Capita. This was odd as I had rang a week before and was told they received it 19/02/2018. I kept telling her that I was definitely told it had been received. 

    Eventually she found a file on my 'account' which was incorrectly named as "direction letter" rather than "assessment report".

    In any case I was told that it has been with a decision maker since 19th Feb.

    Don't know when to phone back, cannot get a copy of report anyway.
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    I' be phoning today .
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    I think they owe you that one , otherwise your going to go all weekend wishing you had phoned , good Luck

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