Returning PIP review form?

Hi SleepyCompass

We honestly can't tell you how long a PIP review will take because there are such huge variations, and it depends on what type of assessment the DWP decide to do. Paper-based assessments mean that a review could be completed in less than eight weeks. If someone is going to have a telephone, video or face-to-face assessment, it is a much longer process because the form gets sent to the assessment services, who then have to book an assessment and carry it out. Then the form has to be returned to the DWP for the decision-maker to determine whether the claimant is eligible for an award. Some people have waited as little as 12 weeks for their assessment to be booked, while others have waited more than a year. The worst-case scenario is a member who had an assessment after waiting two years! Now obviously the two years is an outlier - but with all the variables that can affect the process, for example the availability of assessors, it has been impossible for us to give an accurate timeline since the pandemic.

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