Written tribunal

The result of my mandatory reconsideration is that the original decision of the DWP in relation to converting a 20 year DLA lifetime award to full rate PIP still stands! I am 2 points short of getting the higher rate mobility.

Does anybody know where Tribunal Centres are, I can't find any information about this on the Internet - this might have something to do with the fact that I'm so angry and upset.

Is it easier to submit a written submission to a tribunal, if that is unsuccessful what other recourse have I to fight my corner?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks folks. Mary

Hi Mary,

The MR seldom does anything other than 'rubber stamp' the original decision, so please try not to be too downhearted.

You now have 1 month in which to request an appeal, you don't have to go into great detail initially. DWP will be given 28 days to reply and you will then be sent this reply, along with all other paperwork associated with your failed claim. It is at this stage that you will need to write your submission. Once your appeal has been accepted (you will get a letter telling you) all further communication must be via the Tribunal Service.

Oral Tribunals, where the claimant appears in person, are 4 times more likely to succeed than paper ones, where the claimant is not seen. The tribunal venues are usually fairly local if you live in an urban area but it can be more difficult if you are in an isolated area.

The PIP guide will explain the process. If this appeal is not successful then I'm afraid that will probably be the end of the road for you until your next reassessment.

I have now merged all of your PIP questions into one topic. It helps us enormously when everything relating to the same claim is kept in one place. Please reply to this message when you have further questions or comments about your PIP/appeal, at any stage,and we will do our best to help. You will find it easily in future if you bookmark/favourite this on your web browser now

I've posted my written evidence for a tribunal. Having thought about attending a face-face tribunal I decided that getting there, and appearing at the hearing would freak me out mentally and physically.

My question is how long will it take to get a decision?

I can see nothing anywhere I've looked on line which gives this information. It's all tactics to put claimants off pursuing their claim! You can't even find where tribunals are held!

Hi Mary,

I have merged your query with the previous topic relating to your claim.

The Tribunal Service is independent from the DWP. They have nothing to gain by discouraging appeals - in fact, if there were no appeals these people would be out of work!

A paper hearing will be fitted into a gap between other hearings. For this reason it is usually completed much more quickly than an oral hearing. You would probably still be looking at a few weeks rather than 2-3 months but I cannot tell you for certain.

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