Hi Advice please on Mandatory Reconsideration

Hi Tramelia

You could decide to write to the decision-maker. There is a window for you to write to the Decision Maker but you will need to be quick. Understand that the assessor is offering an opinion when they say that your husband can do the PIP activities, tackling these head-on is unlikely to be successful, you need to show that the basis of that opinion is founded on incorrect information, so try and refer to your evidence to undermine what they have said.Also, try and stick to issues that lead to your scoring points, I often hear members referring to the assessors spelling, as an example, whilst it may show a lack of professionalism, raising it as an issue isn't going to help you get an award.Lastly, make sure that you understand the criteria that you are being assessed against you can put the best case forward that is possible but you won't score points if you do not meet the PIP Descriptors.

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If you have to go through the mandatory reconsideration process - you have been looking at the guides and all the information you need is there. You need to request an MR within one month of the decision. You need the assessment report (which you have got) and the letter from the decision maker. Then you need to go through each stage of the report and say where you disagree and why. That is it. When complete you send it back to them with any additional evidence you may have.

BIS

Tramelia

There are two other guides to have a look at;

PIP mandatory reconsideration and appeal submissions - which has sample MR and Appeal submissions and

Best possible ways to challenge a PIP medical report

In principle an MR or appeal is no different from when you completed the claim forms, it is about your showing that you meet the criteria.

Gordon