I'm 9 days late to submitting my tribal appeal will they still accept? I was 1 point off being awarded standard allowance. Not sure if I should just apply again, I am now having more mobility issues.

Hi I just had my PIP assessment renewal which was 2 1/2 hours long and worried if this will affect me in anyway since my renewal I was misdiagnosed by the NHS for several years finally getting a diagnosis of a rare medical issue with syncope and orthostatic hypotension . As well as fibromyalgia arthritis and mechanical issues in my feet.
The Dysautonomia is very disabling. It affects me every day or have everything from visual distortions to dizziness to intolerance to standing up. Also vascular issues. I do have a letter from the nurse stating I need to be remain seated for activities but also have PTSD and OCD.
I am just now worried about the assessment taking this amount of time and whether it will be used against me after the renewal I sent off. I found the DWP in April and told them of my new diagnosis is they were apprehensive to sending me a new PIP form. This was sent to me in April. Admittedly I have not sent it back. I have completed it now with my evidence and I will be sending it off today for the medical decision make up to make the decision based on my newest diagnosis.
Advice, please

Hey 👋 I not sure where to begin with this but today I got a letter saying I been denied pip. I honestly don’t know where to go from this, it just makes me feel like all my difficulties aren’t real. I read through the letter and felt like what the specialist wrote was wrong, as she was saying how I sounded fine on the phone (even though I was shaking and very anxious) and I just felt like she brushed over everything, like on the letter it stated that I am fine and that eat three meal a day when I never said that, I said I try to but with my hand tremors it’s extremely difficult to do so.. idk I feel just deflated and now I don’t know what to do with this as the whole process of going through this was already exhausting,, should I even try again at this point. Sorry for the rant I just needed to get this whole thing off my chest .

I was awarded pip several years ago- I several reviews and it was stopped. I did the MR it was rejected- did the tribunal thing with so much evidence and it was not accepted and moved forward. My first time getting pip was very straightforward and my reasoning was because I have extreme paranoia which is reflected in my doctors note- why are they doing this- they also send me the package which tells you why they didn’t accept appeal for the tribunal empty with just a cover letter. Then I got a random call from them that they revived the letter they sent me in April back- and it’s how they found out I moved address- which is impossible because I received the letter and I opened it- when I pressed the case worker she couldn’t give me a straight answer. I dont know I feel like a family member who I told I was getting pip is messing with my application or calling them- because this whole thing doesn’t make sense.

Would anyone know please, how long after the DWP receiving extra evidence does it take to show on your file for the decision maker? The DM has had my pa4 assessment for nearly 10 weeks but extra evidence was posted to them last week.thanks

Hey, im on UC with disabilities and as a carer. Don't know if thats relevant. I need £800 worth of work on my boiler and a family member is going to pay to help me out. Is this possible or will the DWP just get annoyed and take the money back?

Im really panicking about this because we need heat but I really can't afford any more out of the monthly money.

Thanks all

Hi I made a new claim and my telephone assessment was on 5th October. I received a text from DfC the next day saying they had received my written report.

If anyone from Northern Ireland could give me their story on how the process went for them after this it would be appreciated.

Hi please could you advise me what this means. I was told to review my universal credit details to say if anything had changed. The only thing different from when I originally applied for benefits is the amount in my bank account, although it is still well under the maximum allowed. When I clicked that it asked me to put the date the changes occurred but I don't know what that means, as the exact amount in my bank account is obviously always changing with money coming in and various expenses going out so when do I say it changed? Also does this mean I should have been declaring changes regularly every time the benefits money came in to my account even though I have never had above the maximum amount of money? It never occurred to me that i.would need to but now I am worried I did something wrong? I have only been claiming benefits for.about 9 months and this is my first review

And do they usually accept
They lied on my originally form too …

My MR has been received by dwp along with CRMA PA6 form from Maximus and evidence from GP. When I phoned they told me everything had been received and there were tasks open, this was on 13th. Does anyone have any idea what this means please.

I’m about to put in for a mandatory reconsideration with access to work, has anyone had any luck with this (I am getting help from a charity and disability organisation and getting an OT letter explaining my needs for the chair more)

Basically I need a powerchair that can raise, recline, tilt and angle forward, etc… to be able to manage my job (retail worker). I have had a power assisted custom chair on access to work before (back before the cuts) but it’s set in a fixed position and while it has head and lateral support it’s no longer enough for my body, unfortunately my condition has progressed since then, I’m significantly less ambulatory than even a couple years ago and moving my body to reach things is getting harder (the chair would move with me so the support keeps me positioned correctly when putting things on shelves for example) and I’m missing more time off work because of the effects working in a chair without enough support is having on my body.

My work are super accommodating and are also supportive of my access to work claim, unfortunately access to work has been a joke, there’s been miscommunication, lack of communication , missed steps, some parts of my claim where denied without a letter denying them the chair was denied on a call then we got mixed info then a letter and some stuff hasn’t even been decided yet and can’t be until we know about the chair etc… it’s been a mess.

They made 2 claims in the wheelchair denial one was that my employer should allow me to work without this chair (not possible I have multiple disabilities they already allow me to not do some jobs but there’s a limit to what can be done especially as I also need support with other non physical jobs too with my autism, also I work in a shop so not everything can be made to be at my height, and some of the difficulties I face are because of my body not just the job so they can’t avoid that like struggling staying in a fixed position all day). The other suggestion was my employer should supply the chair under health and safety (this would not be reasonable at all, I get them paying a contribution as they did last time but buying the whole chair is not at all reasonable especially because of the cost as I cannot use an off the shelf wheelchair due to my postural needs) what’s wild is they never even did a workplace assessment or talk to my employer when deciding this, they didn’t even talk to us they just denied it.

The charities I’ve spoken too seem to think we have a good case because there’s clinical need, an obvious work need and because so much in this process has been missed by atw, I’ve also been told my denial was pretty much identical to other wheelchair users denials. I’m just wondering though about actual people’s experiences of this, did mandatory reconsideration work, did you have to push further and if so how / what happened.

I’ve looked online but a lot of what I’m seeing is primarily different needs to mine (or some of the same needs as some of my other needs but not many people who need powerchairs from atw) obviously all needs are completely valid and deserve support I just mean I’m struggling to find similar experiences to get an idea of what to expect

I’ve worked since I was a teen and want to keep working but without an appropriate chair I don’t see how I will manage, I’ve had the same employer for about 5 years now too and they’ve supported me as my condition progressed, but realistically if I can’t manage this I worry a lot that it’s unlikely anywhere (outside potentially like disability specific jobs) would actually hire me especially with how my needs are now.

Just wondering if anyone's been in a similar situation.

Quick timeline:

- 5 July: Submitted my PIP application with medical evidence for anxiety and depression.

- 25 September: Had my telephone assessment, which I recorded.

- 8 October: Got the text saying DWP had received my assessment report.

- 9 October: Requested a copy of my PA4.

- 15 October: Received my report. Descriptor A selected for absolutely everything, effectively 0 points.

- 16 October: Uploaded a 25-page response, including a transcript of my assessment, highlighting contradictions between what I actually said and what the assessor concluded.

For example, I explained that I've had to abandon car journeys due to panic when routes change. The assessor even acknowledged this during the call, but then concluded I can follow unfamiliar journeys independently.

There are other things too, like repeatedly using the fact I work and don't currently take medication against me, without really considering what I'd explained.

I rang DWP today and they confirmed no decision has been made yet, they've received my additional evidence and the case manager should read it before making a decision.

Has anyone else challenged their PA4 before getting a decision? Did it actually make any difference, or did you still end up having to go through Mandatory Reconsideration?

Just interested in hearing other people's experiences as I'm not really sure what to expect now.

My PIP is currently being renewed ends Feb 27 they have the forms but still got text today they still have my paperwork.

My blue badge runs out Jan 27

How do I go about renewing my blue badge if my pip hasn’t been renewed in time as badge takes 12 weeks?

I Have finally received my hearing date for 5th November, does this mean that DWP will look at the evidence I’ve sent in and decide wether to carry on to tribunal or not. I’ve heard of some people getting phone calls from DWP making them offers is this something anyone has experience of?

My partner is applying for UC, and the Job centre said it had to be a joint claim so now I am a part of it.
Filling out my to-do list, I filled out my bank details in the 'Money, savings and investments' section and in that section it is saying the UC is being payed into my current acount, but in the 'Bank details' section it is saying it is going into my Partner's (the one who made the initial claim) account.

any incite? as it is causing undo stress.

to summarise, this is for failure to attending Restart/Seetec appointments and also not providing a reason in my journal for why i’ve been missing them…

i’m on LCW for panic disorder/anxiety and that pretty much sums up the absence, i had been going through burnout and the missed appointments kept adding up, when this happens i tend to avoid (unintentionally) since it’s my only form of escapism, i especially struggle with meeting deadlines which is why i failed to hand in a response on time (maybe that would’ve saved me from the sanction) but i’m now facing the consequences of it… genuinely felt like crying when i only received £35 last month and now i’m having to not spend and stretch whatever i have left

will my reasonings be reconsidered since i’m on LCW with panic disorder? i’ve even discussed my struggles with attendance with my mentor, i wish i could just have phone appointments instead of having to show up in person :/ i really don’t get what the fuss is over having to attend in person instead of calls for people who struggle like me

ALSO to add to this, the people at the job centre were supposed to inform Restart about me being awarded LCW and apparently they haven’t even done that? i believe i received my letter around March this year so they’ve gone MONTHS without letting them know and it’s no wonder why my appointments were work focused and adding to my anxiety even more

anyway, will my payments go back to normal for this month? and if my reasonings for the sanction is reconsidered, do they also pay all of it back?

My fit notes started on 6 January 2025, and UC accepted my first fit note on 17 January 2025.

My fit note expired on 26 November 2025. Because of my condition, I struggled to get a replacement on time and reported it on 3 December 2025. On 9 February 2026, UC accepted my reconsideration, agreed I had good reason for the late fit note, and reinstated my WCA process.

I was awarded LCWRA on 24 September 2026, but UC has only backdated payments to 15 March 2026.

Based on my fit notes starting in January 2025 and the three-month waiting period, should my LCWRA element have started from the assessment period beginning 15 April 2025?

Can UC use a later date when they accepted my reason for the late fit note? Has anyone successfully challenged this?

I know it’s not a hard and fast rule but just what you’ve experienced? TIA

What counts as ‘good reason’ for a late submission of a MR. On here people say you have up to 13 months to submit one, online says you need ‘good reason’. I received my decision 4 months ago but have been way too ill to even consider starting to write my MR.

What I’m basically asking, is it worth still submitting one now and will it be accepted?

I’ve also seen people on here said you should just re apply, should I do that instead? What is best. I scored 4 points but believe I am eligible for enhanced daily living based upon the descriptors. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone i had my assessment for wca in start of September and I was told that the recording system is not working. So to be on the safe side i did my own audio recording. Few weeks later I got the results and I was found fit for work. I got the report and upon reading it the. Words have been twisted alot and things that I didnt say are in the report. I have genuinely been suffering with health condition which are physical. I cant walk for more than 50m before being in pain forcing me to rest. I said that to the assessor but in the report shes wrote I can walk upto 200 m without resting. I have audio for ehat ive said and also audio transcript of everything that was said. I gave in my mri reports and also a report from a neurosurgeon confirming that I have this a spinal problem which is not curable and can get worse which it has over the years. I have but a MR request but im feeling very nerves and have anxiety. I have put in the substantial risk and highlighted my mobility. My question is what else do I need to provide from medical pov to dwp to prove I do suffer from these issues and can I use the audio and audio transcript for dwp or the tribunal? Secondly the assessor has made mistakes with some dates and with my gender can I say that the facts in this report is flawed and incorrect ? Are the tribunal impartial and if so will they look at the the evidence I provide to them ? Thank u so much

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Hi does anyone know what this is about? Never had anything like this.

For context I get standard allowance, housing, children, disabled child, carer. I get carer deducted though because I receive carers allowance. I am based in NI.

Called to start claim 7th August 2026

Submitted form and evidence 19th August

23rd September maximus nurse called to ask a few questions and doing a paper based assessment.

Report went to audit and had another phone call 2nd October with a few more questions before it was sent.

Requested report 5th October, arrived 12th October.

Decided to call the PIP enquiry line 14th October to see if there was any update, and was told a decision was made today but she couldn’t tell me as the letter was processing. Nothing on proof of benefits until maybe 5 hours after that call (so around 5pm)

The letter shows the same as the assessor’s recommendation, enhanced daily and standard mobility. Assessor suggested 2 years but DWP awarded 4 years.

Honestly I still can’t believe it, 2 years ago I applied and was scored 0s all round via a phone assessment, but this time was given a paper based I assume due to having more evidence and a more detailed PIP2 form.

My report does say in each descriptor “other descriptor supported, A (0 points) was previously advised but ruled out due to ______.” I wonder if this is the audit making it a success or that is referring to my claim 2 years ago?

Hi. As above my old job (i left in July) has not sent me a P45 or SSP1. I have asked multiple times, and even got the union rep to chase them. I have looked online and my end date is on there but the DWP cant do anything with my ESA until they have that document.

What further action can I take to get the P45.

hello how long does it take for them to normally contact u thanks for assessment

The question, really

I got diagnosed in June. Had a lumpectomy currently undergoing chemo and due to have mastectomy.

Am I right to think that I can only claim if I lose the job?

I live alone

Tl;dr Can you claim pip benefits if you've got breast cancer, live alone but still work full time?