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Is it normal to be waiting this long to hear anything?

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rubin16
rubin16 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 538 Pioneering
in PIP, DLA, and AA
Hi, My names Rubin, I applied for PIP at the start of January this year (21) and still not heard anything, no letters, no text just nothing. I have phoned DWP who has said its been sent to the Medical Accessors but this was over a month ago and still nothing. Is it normal to be waiting this long to hear anything, as its been over 3 months now and not even had a letter stating I need an assessment or anything and just worried my form has been lost or something. Thanks.
I have Autism, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Gilberts Syndrome and Crohn's Disease and have knowledge in these areas.


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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
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    rubinheath16 said:
    Is it normal to be waiting this long to hear anything, as its been over 3 months now 
    Unfortunately it is quite normal at the moment.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,964 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi Ruben 

    It is quite normal there are backlogs currently 

    The process takes around 6 months but assessments are taking quite a while to take place currently 
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  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,492 Disability Gamechanger
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    Welcome to the community @rubinheath16 :) Have the above replies put your mind at ease at all? I hope that you're not waiting for too much longer. 
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  • rubin16
    rubin16 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 538 Pioneering
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    Thanks for the responses, I feel more at ease now. I was getting anxious thinking something has gone wrong or something with my form. Hopefully i'll hear from them soon but all I can do is wait.
    I have Autism, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Gilberts Syndrome and Crohn's Disease and have knowledge in these areas.


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  • Daisyt1996
    Daisyt1996 Community member Posts: 27 Listener
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    @rubinheath16 I sent off my form feb and had a call of capita 2 weeks ago. But I did phone capita myself and they gave me an appointment time and date on call 
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