Pip award - received payment in bank

I also applied for pip on the 28th January
And I had my assessment around the 5th July 
And still no news ??

Thanks Ross 

@effie678 What I did when I did not receive the award I thought I was entitled to, was begin to prepare a Mandatory Reconsideration outlining my arguments.  As I worked on that, I realised I *did* merit a higher award. 

It might be worth a try, doing that .... put your arguments on paper .... see if they stack up against the descriptors .... look for where the Assessor may have misunderstood/overlooked something you said/or had included in your application? 

As many posters on here will counsel, it's best not to suggest an Assessor has *lied* rather they have misunderstood/misinterpreted what you said, or even (if it's true!) admit your *nerves* got the better of you during assessment and you feel you did not explain your issues thoroughly enough. 

I found it useful to refer frequently to what I'd included in my application.  My favourite phrased became "I feel, although I explained in detail in my application regarding the impact of A/B/C, I feel I may not have verbalised these during the assessment due to X/Y/Z .... 

Initially, I focused on the descriptors I believed I should have had more points - a couple of them, when I looked objectively at my arguments against the descriptors I realised I was overscoring myself - I think that's something we're all prone to do to a degree!  

On the points where I was confident my arguments stacked up that was the basis of my MR.  I received a brief phone call (5/6mins) from a DM regarding the MR.  He focused solely on the issues I'd raised, and seemed to accept what I was saying regarding my ability to manage the tasks as described.  The award increased from standard DL to enhanced DL + standard Mobility.

I know everyone has/had their own method of approaching a MR, but I hope at least some of what I've outlined helps you decide how to proceed.  

Best regards.