Pip assessment, how much notice will Maximus give me

Hi there

Quick question for anyone that can help. I gave my review form November 24. Didn't hear back at all until I phones up in June, as my blue badge needed renewing and my pip was runninh out.
On the call they said an extension letter had been sent out until June 26. They then said I'd probably only hear from them in November.

Which brings me to now. I received a Maximus has my review text on monday, which went me spiraling. I'm recently coming down from a bipolar episode. As the text was so unexpected I thought I'd be dealing in winter.

My carer called the dwp today for a bit of a guide of what will happen and to tell them it would need to be by telephone. Which the gentleman confirm. He said they have until August 14th to complete it.


So, is that time frame a normal thing? As I thought they had a backlog.

Secondly. Will they give me notice of an assessment date and how long is it? How will they notify me of a date? And can it be rearranged at all?

I'd like to go for a break and now feels like my summer is in complete limbo. After having all my physical procedures done at times were I can enjoy the summer. That's to my surgeon.

I'm just quite nervous now and really disappointed at the timing.

Hi
Thank you for your reply and the information you gave. I’m glad I now know about the 7 days notice as I can at least make some kind of plan. I was just looking forward to the summer thinking I didn’t have to deal with those people. So I was in an awful state yesterday. Very scared it’s going to make me very unwell.
So again thank you for your quick reply, knowing I’ll get some notice, so I’m not carrying a large box of notes around everywhere helps massively.

Will the assessor from Maximus have all my medical evidence I’ve sent? My last claim was for 5 years. So I’ve obviously sent loads with my review form (should of been enough without an assessment, but here we are).

Sam