Assessors Report

jmac wrote: just received a copy of the assessors report DLA/PIP 8 points for mobility im looking for some advice please regarding a MR in the report the assessor mentions three times that i attended alone when in fact i had a friend with me for help and support she also signed the book on arrival would this be worth mentioning when i ask for a MR. thanks

Do you have issues going out alone? If you do then the report saying that you attended alone will likely have counted against you, but if you don't then it's not an issue that is likely to result in a revision of the Decision.

The first stage to challenging a Decision is for you to request a Mandatory Reconsideration, this needs to be done in writing to the DWP, within one month of the Decision, to the office that dealt with your claim, have a look at our PIP MR & Appeal guide for details of the process, the PIP area also has template letters that you can use to make the request with.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

Your primary task is to show that you meet the criteria, there are many reasons you may have failed, you need to address each of these but don't get bogged down in criticising the assessment report unless you can clearly show that it is incorrect, it is a lot easier to argue the facts of the situation;

"the assessor recorded that I walked 50m, I did but they have failed to document that I had to stop every 10m for a rest due to breathlessness"

than their opinions

"based on my observations of the claimant walking I believe that they can reliably walk more than 200m.

When you have a better idea of the issues with your claim, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.

Gordon