Your PIP review is complete, DWP text

My call lasted about 40-45 minutes but the time goes quick. I had my phone on a stand with the speaker on so I could relax more. I had called Scope first re my concerns and they sent me very helpful information on what they might ask so I could prepare. You need to answer as though it is your worst day. In my case one question was asked twice. I gave the exact same answer. On reflection maybe they were trying to catch me out. However you should not worry as long as you are prepared. You won't get a decision straight away. In my case they told me I should get a decision within 28 days, but it was sooner than that. If you get a message saying your review is now complete you can then call them and ask what the decision is ahead of their official decision letter. Good luck.

hello i recieved a text from dwp saying we have awarded your pip we have sent you a decision letter please allow 2 week
but its got me worried as reading alot of comments i am still confused will i get any payment or will it say in the letter that i will not recieve it

i recieved my letter today pip have awarded me to many points what should i do i filled the questionairre right and explained my problems via the phone assement but they awarded me to many points on the communcation part

this is what i ticked on the box

1. Needs communication support to be able to express or understand basic verbal information. 
   
   but the awarded me this
   
   
2. Cannot express or understand verbal information at all even with communication support
3. 
   
   as i have problems hearing people with my hearing aids in and its even worse when its busy i have to move to a quite part

i got 16 points for the

daily living part

i was just going to phone pip and say i think you awarded me wrong on the

communicating verbally part

No, not at all. When you ring any DWP department you are speaking to someone from a call centre and they are the last people you should ring for something like this.

It's difficult to give any advice because I know nothing about your health condition and how they affect you. This is why I advised you to speak to an advice agency.

Hi @malannark18 - I've just read your post. You identified on your claim form that you need to use hearing aids. However your assessor, or the decision maker, or both, appreciated from what you'd said that you have difficulty hearing others even when you use your hearing aids, as so often there's too much background noise.

You have filled in your form thinking that you ought to get so many points, but an assessor, who is a health professional, & a decision maker, who looks at everything, both obviously understood the difficulties you face, & thought that more points better reflected your actual problems; 2 people who fully understand how PIP works.

Even if you had got 8 points for this part, you would still have been awarded the enhanced rate for the daily living component. This would have been half way between what you thought, & what you were actually awarded, so I can see no problem here. You received the correct award, & I wouldn't be concerned that anything was wrong. You're obviously a very honest person, who thankfully got the correct award.