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One In Four Pip Review Forms Not Returned Within Deadline. More Deliberate DWP Chaos Ensues

Figures released by the DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) in June have revealed that 25.5% of PIP AR1 review forms were returned late or not at all in the 12 months to February of this year (2023)


According to Viscount Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie, an elected hereditary peer who sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords), only 7% of claimants who received an AR1 form were disallowed for non-return.


Some claimants already have an additional support marker which means that decisions can be made without the form being returned.

Other claimants may have been granted an extension of time for returning the form.



However returning a PIP form can be extremely difficult to say the least due to the DWP’s telephony chaos and their lack of urgency to resolve it.

Alternatively claimants have also reported receiving their renewal forms with only a week remaining to fill it in and post it.

This then results in the claimant trying to phone the PIP line up to get an extension and not able to get through to any help.


Other claimants have also reported receiving less time to complete and return the form also confirming that when they try to phone up to request an extension their calls are being cut off.


I suspect that thousands of PIP claimants are being refused their payments because they are prevented from requesting an extension as a result of not being able to talk to anyone on the PIP line.

If this happens to you you can appeal their decision.

The amount of already vulnerable people forced to suffer even more because of the government’s incompetency is immense and shouldn’t be ignored.

These people are your neighbours, friends, relatives and each and every one of them deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. They all deserve to receive their PIP payments to help them cover their everyday needs.

It’s a scandal that this is happening and I urge to contact your local MP and voice your opinion on this. If you don’t tell them they won’t know the impact that this is having on you.

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Many thanks to Benefits And Work for their reporting on this subject.

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