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jumpingrabbit
jumpingrabbit

Hi, everyone.

My husband had a f2f for his PIP award review 3 weeks ago.

As a lot of people recommended in the forum, I requested a copy of the assessment report few days after his f2f.

The lady who answered the phone read out what she was typing for the request "Please send a copy of assesment report when it's done, blar blar

blar...".

I am still waiting for the repor to arrive, and am wondering it is normal to wait for three weeks to get an assesment report?

At the f2f, his assessor told us we might  get the decision in 2weeks time, even the letter says 4 to 8 weeks.

I didn't believe it and quite understandable we haven't got the decision yet as they say 4 to 8weeks, but assesment report wouldn't take so long, I guess.

Can anyone give me any idea how long usually take to get an assesment report? 

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  • jumpingrabbit
    jumpingrabbit

    Posted

    Still waiting for the report... It's definitely with DWP as we had a phone call from them asking more detail of his medication. 

    • belgravia
      belgravia jumpingrabbit

      Posted

      Sorry to hear that you have yet to receive your assessment report as one would have hoped you would have got it by now Skippinghare but sadly that is the chaotic nature of the DWP systems yet again.
    • denise15811
      denise15811 jumpingrabbit

      Posted

      It maybe the case that they're holding off sending you the report until a decision has been made. While most people are sent it before the decision is made, there's some areas that won't send it before the decision has been made.

    • jumpingrabbit
      jumpingrabbit denise15811

      Posted

      Thank you. Yes, it might be the case. I just wanted to see it before the decision arrives, so I could prepare for MR or appeal if the report is not what I expected...
  • jumpingrabbit
    jumpingrabbit

    Posted

    The report finally arrived but it doesn't seem good....

    According to the report, he will not get anything. He has been awarded enhanced rate of daily activity but if the decision maker takes this report shows his condition (which doesn't) he has only 6points! She focused on his depression and ignored severe insomnia which is his main problem.

    We haven't got the decision yet but if he doesn't get any award, I will ask MR with a letter from his insomnia clinic. (He was on their waiting list when he had f2f but now he's seeing a sleep doctor weekly.

    I compare the current report and the previous report, and in the current report, he can do almost everything himself, which is not true. I was wondering. why they don't think everything improved so much in a few years are so unnatural. I hope  decision maker read the previous report as well and question them self.

    Or do they more likely to just add up the points of the report? 

    • belgravia
      belgravia jumpingrabbit

      Posted

      Generally decision makers go by the assessors report in a lot of cases so yes whatever points the assessors gives they total them up and if you have not got 8 points at the minimum then claimants will get nothing.
    • denise15811
      denise15811 jumpingrabbit

      Posted

      Yes normally the Decision maker goes with the report. I have heard of them going against it but this very rarely happens. I would start to gather more evidence just in case his PIP does stop very soon. Remember that most MR decision remain the same so expect to have to take this all the way to Tribunal Appeal. Hopefully this won't happen.

    • jumpingrabbit
      jumpingrabbit denise15811

      Posted

      Mysterious amount of money from DWP PIP was paid into his account yesterday. I guess money came in before the decision letter. Does anyone know how many days they back up for the new decision? Do they apply the new award from the date the decision was made or the review date?

       

    • denise15811
      denise15811 jumpingrabbit

      Posted

      Mine was paid from the review date i think but i'm not sure. I know i had back pay. Ring them and they'll tell you what the decision was.

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