PIP and claim for autistic child

ISC wrote: Hi, Has anyone gone through a PIP claim for a child who has been diagnosed with autism by a child psychiatrist, child psychologist and pediatrition have any advice on a mandatory re-claim having been awarded the standard daily living rate but strongly believe the child should have the enhanced rate? Thanks

Two immediate things from your post.

If they are claiming PIP then they are no longer being treated as a child but rather an adult.

Secondly, you only mention their conditions not their limitations and it is the latter that PIP looks at, so you need to look at the criteria that they will need to meet for the extra points to be awarded the Enhanced Rate.

If you want to challenge the current award then the first stage 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 their 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

You should contact the DWP for a copy of the assessment report if you have not already done so, I would phone them but again follow up the request in writing. Once you have the assessment report you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and will then be able to argue against them.

Gordon