PIP mobility

ClareBeckley wrote: I just didn't want to lose what I had got so should I go for the MR if so what can I say to them? Is there anyway I can get this done before I wait for the decision from the DWP? Also when I try to download the guides it just takes me to the Windows Media player so I can't read them sorry about that.

Any challenge to the Decision carries an element of risk as the whole Decision is re-made, you can limit the MR to just your receiving the standard rate of Mobility, which from your post should have been awarded anyway.

As to the guides, they are in PDF format, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you don have it installed then it can be downloaded from the Adobe site, if you still have problems, try right clicking on each document link and choose "save target as"

Gordon

CB

If your Consultant is willing to confirm that your walking is restricted as you have indicated then this should be of assistance in proving your limitations, a couple of points that you need to bear in mind; you should not be seen as leading them to reach their conclusion, doing so can reduce the effectiveness of the report or even invalidate it. also any deteriorations that are mentioned must be referenced back to the date when you were assessed, changes that occurred since then (and certainly since the Decision date) are excluded from any reconsideration of the Decision.

The PIP test is for walking so for your using a wheelchair to have value you must show that it is of necessity and not ease, you can only score points for things you cannot do, as opposed to those you choose not to do.

To speed things, send the information to the address that your Decision letter came from, but for clarity PIP is a section in the DWP, so the two should be the same thing.

Gordon