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• Tori_Scope Scope community team Posts: 3,737 Disability Gamechanger

  August 2020

  Fantastic news @Luchia! Thanks for sharing  

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• Luchia Member Posts: 43 Connected

  August 2020

  Tori_Scope said:

  Fantastic news @Luchia! Thanks for sharing  

  Super happy with the outcome.
  just gotta wait for my letter to come and I can apply for bus pass and cinema pass which will be nice 

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• Tori_Scope Scope community team Posts: 3,737 Disability Gamechanger

  August 2020

  You must be relieved. That sounds great @Luchia! 

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• Luchia Member Posts: 43 Connected

  August 2020

  Tori_Scope said:

  You must be relieved. That sounds great @Luchia! 

  Just shocked how fast it was, has taken just under 6 weeks in total.
  I was expecting it to take much longer

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• Kittyc Member Posts: 32 Connected

  August 2020

  Fabulous that is brilliant - and really quick too 

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• poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger

  August 2020

  Great news.
  

  Community champion and proud winner of the 2019 empowering others award. This award was given for supporting disabled people and their families for the benefit advice i have given to members here on the community.
  

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• janer1967 Community champion Posts: 8,611 Disability Gamechanger

  August 2020

  Great news so fast and thanks for sharing are you going to get a blue badge too you may not drive but it is handy if other people take you out in ther car

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• Ross_Scope Scope community team Posts: 2,953 Disability Gamechanger

  August 2020

  Great news @Luchia, thanks for sharing  
  
  

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• cupcake88 Member Posts: 863 Pioneering

  August 2020

  I’m really happy for you and that’s great news and great that it was really quick 

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• Cher_Scope Scope community team Posts: 3,163 Disability Gamechanger

  August 2020

  Well done @Luchia It's nice to have positive outcomes on the community to spread hope! 

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• Luchia Member Posts: 43 Connected

  August 2020

  Really over the moon with the result.
  the letter hasn’t come yet but the back pay has gone into my account from PIP so I assume it’s been granted 

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• tommymcfc22 Member Posts: 23 Connected

  August 2020

  Luchia do you mind me asking did you receive a letter first asking if you been in hospital prison or abroad first and if so how long after this did you get backdated pay??

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• Luchia Member Posts: 43 Connected

  August 2020

  tommymcfc22 said:

  Luchia do you mind me asking did you receive a letter first asking if you been in hospital prison or abroad first and if so how long after this did you get backdated pay??

  They back dated it to the day I started claim.
  only thing I had to fill in was the “How your disability affects you” I had my phone assessment on 17th of august and got my back pay today.
  Never got a letter asking if I had been in prison etc(I haven’t) 

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• poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger

  August 2020

  Luchia said:

  tommymcfc22 said:

  Luchia do you mind me asking did you receive a letter first asking if you been in hospital prison or abroad first and if so how long after this did you get backdated pay??

  
  Never got a letter asking if I had been in prison etc(I haven’t) 

  
  They only ask this after a Tribunal win because Tribunal decisions can take many many months and DWP wouldn't know what's happened in all those months. For just the usual claim this way they don't ask those questions. Once the decision is made they pay backdated money owed, which is perfectly normal to receive payment in your bank before any decision's been made.
  

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• Luchia Member Posts: 43 Connected

  August 2020

  I just had some great news!
  I called PIP just to double check and they said my award is for 3 years instead of 2 years 

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• Tori_Scope Scope community team Posts: 3,737 Disability Gamechanger

  August 2020 edited August 2020

  It sounds like it's been a good week for you @Luchia! 

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