Hi all… had my first pip assesment afew days ago… to start with i applied due to limited mobility and struggles because of my back… assessor was really nice and spebt over an hour just on mobility questions it was almost like she was filling out the form for me! (as i struggled with my form and didn’t go into loads of detail… but i think from the state i was in she felt for me unless I’m living in fairyland haha! anyway near the end she said i don’t even want you to attempt to do the physical exam! is this a good sign do you think? it’s drivingme mad not knowing and waiting! she also only said ill get backpay from when i first asked for the forms it was like she thought i was going to get an award!?
Hi,
The HCP telling you there's no need to do the physical activities doesn't mean anything at all, other than you didn't need to do them.
When you were told that you would receive backdated money, that is very true IF it's your first time PIP claim and you're not transferring from DLA but it's only true if you're successfully awarded.
All you can do is ring DWP about a week after the assessment and request a copy of the report to be sent to you. Once you receive this, use the PIP descriptors online to see what points you may have scored. Just look for the dots next to the activities in the report. Once you've compared them then you'll know what score, if any may have been recommended. It's just a recommendation but they usually go with the report.
Once the decision's been made, if you're not happy then you'll have 1 month from that date to request the MR. Good luck.
hi i too am in same boat but i had a telephone assesment becsuse i had a lot of evidence to support it this nice lady told me it should only take week to ten days when i called they said IT can take15 weeks so not sure what’s going to happen, but the lady said because i use AIDS to help i shan’t get as many points asi did when my partner would been helping me last claim
hi sammy i have very different symptoms to u but i also didnt have to do a physical my assessor knew alot about my condition which help i thought that because she didnt make me do physical was coz she cud see state i was in and true to it i recieved high in bothi hope im not gonna get ur hopes up but i hope this makes u feel more relaxed and confident people i knew that had assessment aleays had physical done so i thought that was because she had seen ebuf n didnt wanna put me thro more i hope ur successful plz let me know how u get on x
was this a reassessment over the phone or new claim x
ah that's good. yes this is what i mean she could see i was in pain and she was talking all about her mum and her life who had the same conditions as me and was saying she's asking so much because she wanted me to get the right help i need. what i ment from saying she only mentioned back payments was usually they seem to say at the end from what I've read is things like "you can appeal the decision if you think it's wrong ect" but it was like she was telling me I'll get backpayed as from what she had seen and "pointed" is that I'll get an award! but maybe I'm just hoping...
I'm going to ring and ask monday thanks
it was a reassesment i had ny okd kne tuns out 23rd febusry
febuary
Please don't speculate anything at this point because you can't second guess the HCP. I just hope for you that she was as nice as she seemed. As advised, not needing to do those exercises doesn't mean anything.
sammy i think its good like me u got someone who can relate i have hydrocaphelous aquaduct stenosis and chlari malformation basically fluid in brain due to block ducts in brain rhat has started pushing my brain into spinal cord i have had rwo operations and my three year wnds in december my assessor dog belive it or not had chiari where ur brains pushed into ur spinal chord she actually wxplained to me better rhan anyone about my xondition and said that my weakness on left sude her sof had and even afte r operations waa left with that someone who knows and sees what it can do is good for you i think u be safe they uaually jhave to back date ro the date they recieved first claim ooh n i got help from citizens advise they filled my form jur for me x
have u heard do they do that with most renewals
sorry whats ny okd kne tuns out
no ive never had this before so im not sure if this is normal, sorry it was meant to say my old one runs our in February
doesn’t the final decision go on the case worker? or what is the case worker i get so confused the stagers IT goes at
no probs and thanx
Once the report has been returned to DWP it's sent to a decision maker/case manager (both the same thing) who will then make a decision. Requesting the report from DWP as previously advised will give you some idea what that decision is likely to be because they rely heavily on the report and usually go with the recommendations in there.
oh ok, can i ask for report before they made dessision them selfs?
Yes, providing you live in the UK and not Northern Ireland.
ok thank uou for your help i will do this tomorrow