pip trbunal success

my pip was changed from standard to enhanced on both dla and mobility, so am very pleased i was given the result on the day and given a sheet of paper with the points scored on it, some had been reduced slightly and some had been incresed, can i get a more detailed explaination from the court like you do with a medical report from a assesment ? also its for 3 years if my conditions improve or decline do i need to report this,also can i apply for exempt road tax for my car and if so i have been paying for my road tax while ive been on std mobility for the last year is it to late to get a refund, many thanks in advance for your help

Hi Jay,

Congratulations! Thanks for letting us know

Yes, you can now apply for free road tax, I believe you have to send the V5 document and proof of PIP award to DVLA. You probably don't want to hear this now - you would have been entitled to a 50% reduction when you were on standard rate mobility! I'm afraid I don't know whether DVLA will give a refund.

The Statement of Reasons for tribunals is the first step to trying to appeal to the Upper Tier tribunal. If you request one, DWP would get one too. As we don't want to give them any ideas, it is better to let sleeping dogs lie at this stage!

Claimants are always supposed to notify DWP of any change of circumstances. In practice, they are more interested in hearing about anything that would reduce your award! Certainly you must inform them if you get any lasting improvement in your limitations.

thanks for your reply
today by chance in the post today i received a letter from pip writing to tell me that they have applied to hmc and trbunal service for a statement of reasons for the decision made as we wish to consider applying for permission to appeal against that desision, am sorry we wont be paying you the benifit awarded by the first tier tribunal at the present time
this is a real worry for me now, please could you advise

do the dwp do this on most cases or is it becouse of the sum of money involved as it would be backdated some 17 months, also as my original assesment decision has been set aside does this mean i will not receive any pip till the recent appeall is sorted, ,many thanks, jay

The DWP don't do this routinely - but they will request a statement of reasons if they think there might be something they can use.

The tribunal decision will not be actioned yet, that means you will be paid the rate for the original DWP decision (or not, if you were refused PIP)