Anyone else been waiting 24 weeks for a Pip decision?

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  • plasfron
    plasfron Online Community Member Posts: 17 Connected
    On this subject, I've posted elsewhere that my Wife's PIP started in 2020 and was awarded until May 2030. Out of the blue she was recently informed it would end on 2nd September 2022. Have contacted the to ask why, but, no answer was forthcoming except that she had to reapply, which she has done. Question is, what happens if no decision is made by September 2nd? Do payments simply stop? She also has a Mutability vehicle contact unto 2023; what happens to this while she is waiting for a decision?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    They may extend the award if no decision's been made by then. Your lease with motability will continue until a decision's been made on the PIP. If she's not awarded Enhanced mobility this time then motability will contact her to arrange for the vehicle to be returned.
  • younggirl21jc
    younggirl21jc Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Hi everyone I got my pip in about ten weeks I phoned on the Monday first thing and again on the Thursday stressing that waiting was making my situation worse then 2 weeks later I got my money all back dated I know it’s frustrating but if you keep on at them it flags up on there system quicker hope this helps I’m new here find everyone so helpful 
  • carcari
    carcari Online Community Member Posts: 81 Contributor
    I didn't do a diary I just told them about when my son has a really bad day. Try thinking about a day that has been the most trickiest for your young person an tell pip all about it. Make sure to photocopy all your forms so you can look back at everything you've written hope this helps @Willowhope
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    carcari said:
     Try thinking about a day that has been the most trickiest

    That's not the best thing to do at all. You should never concentrate purely on the worst days because this could be seen as fraud. PIP is about how you're affected at least 50% of the time over a 12 month period. You should tell them everything.
  • WillowHope
    WillowHope Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    carcari said:
    I didn't do a diary I just told them about when my son has a really bad day. Try thinking about a day that has been the most trickiest for your young person an tell pip all about it. Make sure to photocopy all your forms so you can look back at everything you've written hope this helps @Willowhope
    Hello and thank you. I am stressing about the form and it’s getting me down to be honest.  I’m not sure what to include as in medical records and If I do a diary. How many days do I have to include. Thanks 
    how did your pip form go etc
    Thanks so much x
  • WillowHope
    WillowHope Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    poppy123456 said:
    carcari said:
     Try thinking about a day that has been the most trickiest

    That's not the best thing to do at all. You should never concentrate purely on the worst days because this could be seen as fraud. PIP is about how you're affected at least 50% of the time over a 12 month period. You should tell them everything.
    Hi. How long do you complete a diary for and are they helpful in a pip claim. This is all new to me and I’m stressing it. What’s the best way to write a diary. Do I break it down breakfast, lunch and tea etc Thanks x
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited May 2022
    WillowHope said:
    poppy123456 said:
    carcari said:
     Try thinking about a day that has been the most trickiest

    That's not the best thing to do at all. You should never concentrate purely on the worst days because this could be seen as fraud. PIP is about how you're affected at least 50% of the time over a 12 month period. You should tell them everything.
    Hi. How long do you complete a diary for and are they helpful in a pip claim. This is all new to me and I’m stressing it. What’s the best way to write a diary. Do I break it down breakfast, lunch and tea etc Thanks x

    I've never personally done a diary for any PIP claim. What you should do is those real world examples i mentioned in your thread here. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/91694/hi-my-name-is-willowhope-new-pip-claim-for-my-son#latest
    Medical records are only useful if it states anywhere in there exactly how your conditions affect you against the PIP descriptors. My medical records doesn't really tell them anything useful so i never sent them.
    It helps to have some understanding of the descriptors. Have a read of this. https://pipinfo.net/



  • plasfron
    plasfron Online Community Member Posts: 17 Connected
    If after a review PIP is not rewarded and you decide to appeal, does existing PIP continue while appeal is in process?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    plasfron said:
    If after a review PIP is not rewarded and you decide to appeal, does existing PIP continue while appeal is in process?

    No, not if you're not awarded. Any existing award will end because a new decision overrules your existing award.
  • carcari
    carcari Online Community Member Posts: 81 Contributor
    It's what I did. And iv just phoned to see what's happening with my sons claim and was told hes been awarded for both. I concentrated on a bad days that my son has as I was told to do this by a number of people I spoke to @poppy
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    carcari said:
    It's what I did. And iv just phoned to see what's happening with my sons claim and was told hes been awarded for both. I concentrated on a bad days that my son has as I was told to do this by a number of people I spoke to @poppy

    Good news that he's been awarded. I'm just saying that to concentrate purely on the bad days is not good advice to give anyone.
  • carcari
    carcari Online Community Member Posts: 81 Contributor
    I'm a bit puzzled as to why his first payment isn't until 22nd july!!! Anyone have any ideas
  • carcari
    carcari Online Community Member Posts: 81 Contributor
    Thanks @Teddybear12
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited May 2022
    carcari said:
    I'm a bit puzzled as to why his first payment isn't until 22nd july!!! Anyone have any ideas

    When transferring from DLA then yes PIP usually starts about 7-8 weeks after the PIP decision's been made. You'll receive 1 last payment of DLA before that stops. If the PIP award is higher than the DLA then unfortunately there's no backdated money owed either.
  • carcari
    carcari Online Community Member Posts: 81 Contributor
    Oh why is that. Iv been reading everywhere that it will be backdated from the day I made the phone call for the forms ? 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    edited May 2022
    carcari said:
    Oh why is that. Iv been reading everywhere that it will be backdated from the day I made the phone call for the forms ? 
    A first time PIP claim with no existing benefit in place would be backdated to the day the forms are requested. Not for a DLA to PIP transfer. The decision is not backdated and there re specific provisions about the timing of the DLA to PIP switch. This protects claimants who may get a lower PIP award than they had under DLA but does mean that those with a higher PIP award have to wait a bit.

    The DLA stops 28 days after the first pay day after the PIP decision is made. PIP starts the day after that will then be paid 28 days after that (because PIP is paid every 4 weeks).
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    DLA and PIP can't be paid at the same time. If the PIP was backdated then this would mean you would be receiving the payments twice. Since PIP was introduced in 2013 those that transfer across from DLA have never been entitled to backdated money.

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