PIP review - not sure how i should handle this

Hello members.

I'm in a bit of a pickle and i'm not sure what to do for the best. Long story short - due to end stage double hip arthritis, and being made redundant in 2022, i went on UC and nsESA (both as LCWRA), and got awarded PIP. This was all obviously meant to be temporary, as the condition can be cured through surgery. I had my 2nd hip done last October, so seven months ago. My plan was to rehab myself over 6 months (surgeon told me it takes that long for maximum recovery), and then to seek employment (my trade is as a maintenance engineer, so a physically demanding job). I've now had my PIP review booklet arrive. My award was 3 years, so roughly 6 months before it's up. I know i can't get another PIP award, as i'm basically now as recovered as i'm going to be (i am now getting sciatica, but i think it's self inflicted through the physio i do). But i'm worried reading through the pamphlet how the DWP will react to me now being ok, and not having already told them. Reading things like "If you do not tell us about changes straightaway, you risk being prosecuted or having to face a financial penalty" now has me really worried. I'm tempted to not even bother returning the form in the hope they just cancel my PIP without looking further into things. Have i made a big mistake here, should i have cancelled my PIP right after my 2nd operation? I did put on my UC journal when i'd had my ops, but of course that's not PIP. I'm literally looking at applying for jobs in the next week or two (i'm just waiting for a letter from the hospital saying i'm now discharged out of their care), and once i'd accepted a job offer was going to cancel everything

Thanks BIS. I think part of my problem is that i researched really hard when going through all the application processes (using the guides from here). But, i didn't put as much thought about how i come out the other end, eventually get back into employment, and cancel all the benefits i'm on. I told myself i would start looking for work in June - i wasn't expecting the PIP review at this time though. I've been completely dependant on the combined funds from UC, ESA and PIP to live and pay the bills. I 'think' i will be able to get a job fairly quickly as i know there's a demand for maintenance people. But if they stop my PIP before i've secured a job, that'll be a lot of money to be without until i start getting paid again. I'm thinking, if i return the form, but put my problems now are sciatica (which is true) - then although i know my review will get rejected, it might just delay the PIP being stopped for hopefully at least the next months payment. Do you know how quickly they can stop payments if they look at a review form and decide there's no longer a valid claim (ie enough points)?

Hi Chris,

Thanks for replying. Do you remember what kind of time scale after sending off your review booklet did that happen? And did they give notice by post of payments stopping first? I'm just trying to gauge if i post this review form back today, how long it might take for someone there to look at it, make a decision (for me now i'm guessing the decision will be no longer qualify), and then having my PIP stopped.