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Escalation route for PIP

judithd
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Hi, anybody know of an escalation route for PIP?  I’ve got a client whose appeal was heard last October but has yet to receive any money.  She’s completed 2 x ‘Have you been in hospital forms’ and given them her bank details.  I’ve written 2 letters but still nothing.  Slightly complicated in that she can’t use the phone but other than that a bog-standard PIP claim/appeal so puzzled by the lack of payment.  Any ideas ?

J Bathie
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I’d check with the helpline (if you can get through) confirm they have received your letters with I assume her signed authority?) and then request a call back from the case manager/appeals team

Mike Hughes
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Deleted.

[ Edited: 27 Mar 2023 at 10:58 am by Mike Hughes ]
Suzie Welfare Rights
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Edit - deleted helpline details as not for public domain - see below for contacting Mike to get it

This helpline are massively helpful but are not replicated elsewhere geographically sadly.  They may well be able to signpost accordingly though?

[ Edited: 27 Mar 2023 at 11:16 am by Daphne ]
Mike Hughes
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Yes, that was the intent behind my providing their details.

Dan Manville
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Please take that down. They might be helpful but there’s only two people on that team and they’ll get deluged while it’s in the public domain.

Mike Hughes
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Noted. Can do that now. Anyone who wants it can have a DM.

Previous experience suggests they’ll be deluged because they’re under-resourced and not because the general public will be on here.

Suzie will need to delete her post to make it effective though.

[ Edited: 27 Mar 2023 at 11:15 am by Mike Hughes ]
J Bathie
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I’ve had recent experience of letters scanned by the postal team but either not picked up or not properly notified to the relevant team.

BCD
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The deleted email address above has advised me that there is no similar team or service at any other service centre, unfortunately.