Shocking!! Still no asserors report but got my awa

Hi Cat

I'm sorry, I can't even hazard a guess what they mean from what you have said here. I don't know whether they are saying you cook unaided, or you don't use aids where you could do, or they understand you don't cook at all. If you are not being awarded points for this - look back at what you said and see if you can improve on it in anyway.

We can't tell anyone whether they have a good chance at an MR or Appeal, because we don't know you, the circumstances, your medical conditions or the evidence that you have. Look back at the PIP guide and see what it says about reliability and safety and what you wrote about these things when you do have to go out. Both of these are going to be an issue if you are vomiting and having to stop frequently.

BIS

Hi Cat

It wasn't you I didn't understand - you were very clear! It is just I don't understand exactly what the assessor has said. The fact is that you just need to be clear in your MR that you don't cook because of the pain and it is not something you can do safely or reliably for the reasons you have already said.

BIS

Hi cat

Yes chase up for your PIP assessment, without it, it is much harder to request a MR to point out any errors in their report.

I usually use a highlighter to highlight any inaccuracies, once you have gone through the report you then set out why you are applying for a MR and go through each descriptor one at a time why you disagree with the assessor and try and match it with any supporting documents you may have sent in.

Understand that the assessor is offering an opinion when they say that you 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.

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;

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.

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, half way down the page 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

Gary