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 		 			 	 						2 years 1 month ago				#283439 		by Chris 	  	 		 			 					
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  			 				Hi RG,
 
I totally get where you're coming from - I too suffer with social and travel anxiety - I am great online via emails or live chat type of things, but person to person, it's just too much for me. I'm ok-ish on the telephone, depending on how the conversation is going.
 
They should have another option like the courts do, such as live chat, because phone calls aren't always easy.
 
Regards, Chris.
  							I totally get where you're coming from - I too suffer with social and travel anxiety - I am great online via emails or live chat type of things, but person to person, it's just too much for me. I'm ok-ish on the telephone, depending on how the conversation is going.
They should have another option like the courts do, such as live chat, because phone calls aren't always easy.
Regards, Chris.
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 			 	 						2 years 1 month ago				#283474 		by RHAN 	  	 		 			 	    	 			 		 													
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  			 				Thank you both!
 
A live chat would be so much easier for me!
 
I bottled out calling them today though, so will just try again .
I think its the fear of them passing the phone over to a case manager who will then question & pressure me, I'm just too exhausted physically & mentally to battle it.
Im Probably over thinking it, but thats a part of my SAD I battle each day.
 
 
 i will keep trying.			
  					A live chat would be so much easier for me!
I bottled out calling them today though, so will just try again .
I think its the fear of them passing the phone over to a case manager who will then question & pressure me, I'm just too exhausted physically & mentally to battle it.
Im Probably over thinking it, but thats a part of my SAD I battle each day.
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 			 	 						2 years 1 month ago				#283572 		by RHAN 	  	 		 			 	    			 			 		 													
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  			 				Thankfully I didnt need to call them after all as I just had a letter through the door today.
 
Im confused though,
I had A text almost two months back when I sent in the MR stating that they will aim to look at my case by a particular date, which is now this Friday, thats 8weeks now, and ive had a few of those texts along the way.
only today I just had a letter saying “we now have the information we need to decide if we can award you PIP”
 
Is that normal to have a letter stating that when its in MR stage?
 
Many Thanks in advance.
  					Im confused though,
I had A text almost two months back when I sent in the MR stating that they will aim to look at my case by a particular date, which is now this Friday, thats 8weeks now, and ive had a few of those texts along the way.
only today I just had a letter saying “we now have the information we need to decide if we can award you PIP”
Is that normal to have a letter stating that when its in MR stage?
Many Thanks in advance.
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 			 	 						2 years 1 month ago				#283582 		by Chris 	  	 		 			 					
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  			 				Hi RG,
 
I believe I got a letter after my MR, but it was just informing me that their original decision stood, and that they'd backed their HCP - and that's when I took it to the tribunal stage, however DWP backed down before the courts got chance to review the appeal, and re-awarded me what PIP I had originally. I think they're maybe's trying to keep you up to date, so that you're aware that it hopefully won't be too much longer before they decide.
 
Hope this helps,
 
Regards, Chris.
  							I believe I got a letter after my MR, but it was just informing me that their original decision stood, and that they'd backed their HCP - and that's when I took it to the tribunal stage, however DWP backed down before the courts got chance to review the appeal, and re-awarded me what PIP I had originally. I think they're maybe's trying to keep you up to date, so that you're aware that it hopefully won't be too much longer before they decide.
Hope this helps,
Regards, Chris.
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 			 	 						8 months 2 weeks ago				#299741 		by Astee 	  	 		 			 	    			 			 		 													
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  			 				2025 update- MR put in in November was given March as a date for response (13 weeks) absolutely unacceptable as we all know it will just uhhold the decsion, they are just delaying my being able to go to appeal even more....			
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 			 	 						8 months 2 weeks ago				#299757 		by latetrain 	  	 		 			 					
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  			 				Hi Aster
 
There are two dates to be aware of when appealing, 1) one month from the date of the MR decision to be within time or 2) 13 months from the date of the MR decision with good cause, good cause can be a delay by DWP.
 
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  							There are two dates to be aware of when appealing, 1) one month from the date of the MR decision to be within time or 2) 13 months from the date of the MR decision with good cause, good cause can be a delay by DWP.
Gary
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