Update: PIP review with no extension period cover?

Nearly 2 weeks ago I wrote a letter to my MP, I also wrote the same letter just over a week ago to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

I have 1 week left until my PIP runs out and my Blue Badge.

If/when my MP doesn't reply (because they've never in the past when I'm desperately required their help) what can I do? Do I just sit here, waiting until the DWP decides? And, if so, do they backdate the monies owed if my award is renewed?

Thanks!

Also if anyone knows where to raise a complaint about MPs please feel free to let me know.

Hi Gordon,

Sorry - I wasn't clear.

My award runs out in/around the holidays. It's already been extended by 1 year and I believe 30 days, too.

I called the DWP and asked if they could provide me with an update given it's been over 6 months since I returned the review form and the end date is coming up. They said no, they couldn't provide an update.

I then asked if they could provide a letter explaining that I'm under review and if an additional extension be granted until a decision has been made because it ends very soon, during the Holidays. They've said no, they won't do this. They'll only provide a letter that states when my claim runs out.

I asked if they'll be making a decision before my claim runs out and they said they didn't know. That a decision will be made soon enough and that I just have to be patient.

I explained this meant that I won't know if I've been awarded until after the award is due to end. They said they 'understood', but provided nothing else beyond this.

I may have my wires crossed but I wouldn't think they'd leave the decision until after the award has ended? Or even less than 30 days before the award is due to end?

Also this means that even if my review is accepted and my award continues I'm going to lose out on renewing my blue badge - I won't have it for a while because they've not provided a letter saying that I'm still under review and I won't have documentation stating that I'm in receipt of PIP.

W, you can apply for a Blue Badge without a PIP award. I'm very likely to have to do the same this time. My PIP award expired in October, my Blue Badge expires a couple of months from now, and DWP have told me I probably won't hear the outcome of the PIP review until next summer. I'll be asking my GP surgery to provide a letter saying I use a wheelchair because I have substantial difficulty with walking, which will hopefully be adequate.

Hi Moof,

My Borough have said that it would require a detailed at home visit and that could take months to allocate an appointment. It's not that it's not an option, I'll try it if I have to.

Are you still covered from PIP during this time? I don't understand how they can have such a long time to do a review and still miss the end date. I'm over 2 years over my original end date and this extension comes to an end shortly. I don't know if I'll be covered. I'm so close to giving up, I'm tired and worn out.

Good luck Moof, sorry you've had to jump through so many hoops.