Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone could help me please..
I went for my Personal Independant Payments Assessment on Tuesday 12th May 2015. My dad came with me and he even said he was glad he did as I struggled to answer most of the questions. Though I've got to say I was surprised at the lady who was doing my assessment as she actually said to me "can you think of anything else you struggle with so I can get you more money" I was shocked and very surprised she said that.
Anyway I think the assessment went very well even though I was rather stuck of some of the questions she asked me and had to get my dad to answer for me especially when it came to asking me if I bought 3 loafs of bread for £1.10 how much would he cost, I first said £1.40 but then then my dad said try again I got £1.30. Then the lady asked ms if I I gave the person at the counter £4.00 how much change would I get... My reply "I dunno". Which I didn't cause I'm complete crap at maths.
She then did a physical examination on me asking me to squeeze her hands etc as I went in my wheelchair.
Anyway my question is how long from the date of your assessment does it take to find out if you are receiving PIP? As the lady told my dad and I, that I would hear something within 3-4 weeks but it's now been 6 weeks, 7 weeks come 30th June.
I did however receive a letter about a week or 2 ago apologiesing for the wait as they had just received my medical information. I was speaking to someone the other day and they told me that sometimes it can take upto 6 months after the assessment date to receive the benefit.
I'm not sure if I should I just be patient and wait for them to contact me via the post. As I'm scared to ring them incase they say I have been refused PIP completely.
Have any of you applied for PIP if so how long have you been waiting??
Xxx