DWP confirms it is increasing the automatic extension period of existing PIP awards awaiting review

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  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,717 Championing

    Congrats on the award @worried33! It sounds like this was a nice surprise and I hope it helps you!

    As worried mentions @Magicalmoon, it sounds like they are moving forward with the review now if they are contacting your GP. Please do let us know how you get on with it 🙂

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 901 Championing
    edited February 7

    Looks like it has been backdated about 4 and half months. Still no decision letter, I got a 4 figure sum, and then a day later (my normal expected payment date) a payment of £549, usually my 28 days payment is £290.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/980824#Comment_980824

    That's great news! A decision maker uses their own discretion to award from an earlier date when it's a review. Sometimes they will and other times they won't. For my review It was backdated from end of November 2023 and I had my decision in mid October 2024.

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 901 Championing

    Thank you poppy, the backdate was actually to my review date, and the end date is Jan 2029. I decided to leave it alone given they did backdate and I might be in a nightmare on UC right now with them throwing a fit over my savings, one battle at a time is enough for me.

  • MoochingMinnie
    MoochingMinnie Online Community Member Posts: 24 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/981754#Comment_981754

    If the award is reduced after a review, do they class it as an overpayment and try to recover it? My review is in progress and I'm really worried.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,117 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/994100#Comment_994100

    No. You will just get the lower payments in future.

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