Has anyone applied for PIP and been accepted straight away?

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Has anyone applied for PIP and been accepted straight away WITHOUT having to have a phone call after you sent your form/evidence back? Was it enough on paper so they didn’t have to contact you?

just curious? Thanks x

Yes that could be it. But yes you're right that didn't happen from the off. In fact he had to go through the forms, with the same answers, many many times over the years. I do think the first dork he received the award straight away though. Then randomly a few years in he had someone come to visit him at home. A whole other story that is 🤦🏼‍♀️

@youalrightive got doctors letters from GP how it effects me etc and a letter from my family how they support me and a letter from my physio for my shoulder, hoping this will be enough????

Do you have any secondary care letters?

My middle child who has autism and severe depression was awarded without any phonecall/follow up.

😆 I sent 132 pages of evidence for my renewal but still had to have a telephone assessment.

Yes, for terminal cancer.

Yes, but I had lots of evidence such as referral for assessment under the mental health act, psychiatric reports and inpatient discharge summaries.

I was given a life long / ongoing award with the highest rates based only on my form and the medical evidence I sent in. I have complex multiple autoimmune issues including Addisons and lupus and I’m under 5 specialists. (I know officially they don’t give a life long award as such - it’s just “ongoing” wit a light touch review every 10 years apparently).

Yes for Fibromyalgia. Now I have considerably worse conditions, yet my last review required an assessment. I think it depends on backlogs (& evidence submitted of course)

DH did, his application was under special rules as he had less than a year to live.

Yes but it was end of life reasons

Yes, my DH. But he has the kind of illness you can't argue with.

Yeah, I have MS, Epilepsy and have a rare disease that gives you strokes plus a load of other health issues (I've had a stroke).

Im good at filling in forms (ex uni lecturer) and have helped 3 different people all of whom got their award first time. The forms are not difficult to fill out but they are long and repetetive. My advice would be to carefully read the notes that are sent with it. Also do not attempt to do it all in one session. Tackle it over several separate sessions and treat each question as a separate entity. Even if they do cause you to repeat information you gave earlier.

Most people dont put enough detail in the boxes to describe the difficulty they have as they are afraid of coming across as too needy. Older people especially were brought up to get on with it and not complain. Those boxes are to explain to the assessor exactly what difficulty you have that a fit and well person would not.

There are numerous places online where you can get advice including some U tube videos. Agencies such as CAB, Age Concern and Mind can also help.

Former PIP Case Manager here.

A fairly small number of first time applicants will get a decision without any type of assessment but they are the minority.

It either needs to be a claim under special rules for the terminally ill, or extremely good evidence has been made available. Extremely good written evidence is uncommon.

It is more common for award reviews to be completed without an assessment.

DS kind of did. I’m his carer, sent in, called about a week later, not for more evidence, just to clarify 2 things, was literally on the phone no longer than 5 minutes. About 2 weeks later we recieved a back payment and then the letter arrived shortly after that. His is for 5 years so will have to review in 2030.

Yes. DW was and with a higher rate mobility allowance. Both for life with no review.

You don't want to have what it takes to get this though.

Yes, one of the reasons the tribunal refused me was because I worked. It made no sense really. I have a fatiguing illness and I was too exhausted even after 3 hour shift in the easiest job in the world to do anything. They didn’t seem to understand the concept of a battery running out.

I've never heard of anyone not having to do an interview on phone or face to face on their first claim. Though I suppose it can happen if the person is so gravely disabled that the evidence is strong enough without. But even then I think they want to try and speak to you if possible just to check you actually exist?

No-one spoke to DH, the nurse specialist completed his claim he just had to state "Claimed under special rules" in a million and one boxes and his claim was paid. He wasn't gravely disabled, he was just terminally ill with less than twelve months to live.

Ah ok thank you. I'm sorry to hear about your husband. Yes, it doesn't surprise me they don't need it for those who are terminally ill. I'm glad they didn't.

But I think for most cases and no terminal illness they usually do interview at least the first time.

I applied for my child (ASD) . No phone call or face to face abd the award is also indefinite.

I did send in a shed load of evidence and reports from everyone and every service we've had contact with.

I am an appointee for my 16 year old DD. Awarded enhanced living and mobility based on a totally paper based assessment. She has autism, but it was mainly for anxiety and communication difficulties.

An SR1 form is completed by a healthcare professional and sent into the DWP when a person claims PIP under end of life rules.

My ds did but he went to a special school and was on high rate DLA for life before changing to PIP. He has been awarded for 10 years.