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Alexandre
Alexandre Community member Posts: 5 Listener
in PIP, DLA, and AA
Hi I applied for pip over 12 weeks ago and apart from acknowledgement that  they received my forms, I have not heard anything
Should I ring them<
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,978 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi and welcome,

    There's no timescales for waiting times for face to face assessments, it depends on backlogs in your area. Some wait just a few weeks while other wait several months. Hopefully not too long.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • Alexandre
    Alexandre Community member Posts: 5 Listener
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    Thank you for your quick reply
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  • Alexandre
    Alexandre Community member Posts: 5 Listener
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    Do you always need a f2f, I was told yes 
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,978 Disability Gamechanger
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    You're welcome. Yes most people have them, it's very rare to have a paper based assessment. Is this a first time claim. transfer from DLA or a PIP review?
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
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    I hope you hear soon @Alexandre and please do let us know. :)
    Scope

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  • Cressida
    Cressida Community member Posts: 1,016 Pioneering
    edited November 2019
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    @Alexandre I think timescale depends on how busy they are in your area. I'm in the South West and my f2f was arranged within 2 weeks of submission of documents. Others seem to wait a very long time. Like @poppy123456 said most people have to have f2f. This forum is very helpful (shout out to @poppy123456 :))  Like a lot of others I imagined that with all my documentation and evidence I would not need a f2f but unfortunately I was mistaken. On the bright side I was awarded PIP as new claimant not moving from DLA. Just letting you know it's not all bad news. It's just that positive outcomes don't get posted so often. 

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  • Alexandre
    Alexandre Community member Posts: 5 Listener
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    Thanks for all the comments, I too am in the South West and it's 13 weeks today since I registered my claim. They have acknowledged receipt of my form but not heard anything since then. I'll just have to be patient 
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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
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    Fingers crossed @Alexandre. :)
    Scope

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