Phone call from PIP peoples.

Hi, I was awarded higher rate for both components last year. In September I got a form asking how my conditions had changed, not much change, sent it back. Today I get a phone call from them telling me they will do a home visit on this coming Saturday. I never asked for a home visit so this is a bit of a shock to me. Is this usual? Now I get myself into a total panic every time I have any dealings with them, even if it's just a letter from them, so I am busy freaking out here. What am I to expect and what do they do?

Thanks.

Hi Gordon.

Thanks for the reply. Yes I did have a face to face last year so I'll expect the same.

I never knew about the 7 days written notice, I was just so flustered when they phoned that I just agreed. I did ask why I was getting a home visit when I never asked for one and was told they decided on one.

This is just an assessment and they don't have the right to open drawers or cupboards or go searching through my house do they? I don't have anything to hide but am an intensely private person and am now starting to panic myself that someone is going to come in and start digging through my stuff.

So the woman from ATOS has been. She was very nice and yes I know nice means nothing. So I'll just have to wait and see what the results are. I now await the dreaded brown envelope. Apparently they have a huge back log and are trying to play catch up and this is why they are doing overtime and visiting people in their homes. This is out of hours work.

Hi Bramble,

We are hearing of members waiting up to 8 weeks for a decision after the face2face has been carried out.