Hi julia,
Your full name appears to be showing, so you may wish to amend this. You can click on this link:
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/contact-and-help/registering#r11 Unfortunately I can not tell you whether DWP have made a 'deliberate mistake'.
It will be for you to decide if you want to appeal.
Apart from a bit of time, there us nothing preventing you from making an appeal to the tribunal. If you make an appeal you can clearly state that you only wish to appeal the mobility element, but of course you can appeal both elements if you wish! After you lodge the appeal you will be sent a copy of all the relevant paperwork with decisions etc. You will then be able to check what DWP have said.
If you want to appeal you will need to fill out an SSCS1 form. This can be done online. You will need to do this within a month of the date of the MR notice. Alate appeal can be done but you would need to show good reason and creates another hurdle which can easily be avoided. You will need to enter personal details and NI number as well as the date and address code for your MR letter. I always recommend asking for an oral hearing.
The grounds of appeal can bd as detailed of vague as you like. If you write a detailed appeal you may find that DWP will revise their decision prior to appeal.(This does sometimes happen, including with LEAP cases!)
If you wish to abandon your appeal, you can withdraw at any stage. It does not cost anything to appeal, so you have the possibility of gaining a large backpayment if successful. I do just need to make you aware that the tribunal can look at your whole award, and this can very occasionally result in a removal of points/less award However, if thus was to be done, the tribunal would have to give a warning allowing you to withdraw.
If DWP are making deliberate mistakes as you suggest, then taking an appeal may help to reveal this, and help resolve what is a very widespread issue.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
LL26
