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7 years 10 months ago #190387 by Anngy11
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I applied for PIP at the end of December 2016 and have been refused and am now going to Tribunal. The mandatory decision letter is dated 9th May and says the appeal to tribunal has to be sent in within a month so does that mean 9th june please as in calendar month or is it 4 weeks? Also will I be scored on the old rules or the new rules as nobody I have asked can say for certain? Many thanks.
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7 years 10 months ago #190404 by Gordon
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Anngy
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
It's one month so the Tribunal Service need to have received your SSCS1 by 8 June.
Which rules will be used, depends on the date of the original Decision, if it was on or after 16 March 2017 then it is the new Descriptors and if it was before then it is the old ones.
The PIP Appeal guide has links to the SSCS1 form that you will need to complete and the Submissions guide has a complete example that you can use to help you fill it in, you do not need to provide detailed reasons at this stage for your request.
Once your appeal is accepted the DWP will prepare their submission to the hearing and send you a copy, whilst you should wait until you receive this to finish and submit your own, you should start to prepare your own case, an increased award will only be made by your showing that you score the extra points for one, so I would start by going back through your PIP2, the assessment report and the PIP Claim guide to see how you might show this is the case.
If you have further questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
It's one month so the Tribunal Service need to have received your SSCS1 by 8 June.
Which rules will be used, depends on the date of the original Decision, if it was on or after 16 March 2017 then it is the new Descriptors and if it was before then it is the old ones.
The PIP Appeal guide has links to the SSCS1 form that you will need to complete and the Submissions guide has a complete example that you can use to help you fill it in, you do not need to provide detailed reasons at this stage for your request.
Once your appeal is accepted the DWP will prepare their submission to the hearing and send you a copy, whilst you should wait until you receive this to finish and submit your own, you should start to prepare your own case, an increased award will only be made by your showing that you score the extra points for one, so I would start by going back through your PIP2, the assessment report and the PIP Claim guide to see how you might show this is the case.
If you have further questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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