I'm waiting since May, got the inspector interview last week, all they need now is to add waterboarding to the list of tactics employed to save some money.
My case is genuine but I got the distinct impression the inspector was the type who believes the payment is coming directly out of their pockets. It was more than overtly implied my duties were less than they were and also I got the 'if you can live for 20 weeks without any payment then something doesn't add up' approach. Do they not understand that a wait of that long necessitates 'borrowing from Peter to pay Paul' ....which can be clearly seen on my bank statements?
Not impressed, I think they go too far in their attempts to save the exchequer a few quid even when looking at genuine cases.
I will have to see how it goes from here, hope everybody waiting gets it sorted sooner rather than later.