Review in ADP

Hi @diane1981

I started on PIP, went through an awful assessment, assessor lied in her report - got 0 points across the board. Did the MR and pointed out all of the inaccuracies in the assessors report and highlighted where each piece of evidence demonstrated my needs in line with the descriptors. They came back and gave me standard daily living, and high rate mobility. Appauling - original assessor should have been fired/or charged for what she did. 

I switched from PIP to ADP early 2023, as my PIP review was due a few months later it was to be handled through ADP. 

I submitted my change of circumstance form for the review 9 months ago. I included lots of evidence, diagnoses letters, medication lists, support letter from a charity organisation related to my disability, and clearly linked my needs to the descriptors for each activity. As you can probably tell the experience hasn't been good. 

The online form only allows you to write so much, and this made it difficult to explain how my needs had or hadn't changed - I uploaded an additional document to explain further, but kept this succinct so as not to overwhelm them. They have never once contacted me during this period - not even to confirm receipt of my form. 
The only communication has been when I contacted them to ask for an update, using the Webchat. 8 months after submitting the form and evidence, my case was finally allocated to a case manager. 9 months in now and there is no update, no decision made yet, not been asked for further information or evidence. 

I dread finally receiving the decision/award letter, or being asked to attend an assessment, truly hoping I don't need to do a redetermination. 

I wouldn't say I'm a particularly complex case either. 

Best of luck to you. 

Based on other threads here ADP is just as stressful as PIP and the review waiting times are also extremely long. 

I do have one good report about ADP. My friend's son - he was a pip to adp transfer and she had a call to review his adp. She confirmed no changes and he was plain sailing over onto adp.

My son's - not so good. He got pip easily enough but was due to transfer to adp this month. That has not happened and he got another pip payment today.

I hope that means the service will be better run!