I feel I was wrongly given the lower component after a face to face interview on both sections of my Pip application. I have a mobility illness that has got progressively worse, so as I got less mobile I appealed and was given a telephone interview by a very abrupt rude interviewer, as a result of the interview this man determined that I did not qualify and DWP removed my award completely an award that had no end date initially! I immediately wrote to DWP to complain and they did not reply but quietly re-instated my initial award with no upgrade. I have stayed quiet on this fearing that they would remove it again, but, my diagnosed progressive illness now means that I cannot stand or walk for more than a few minutes prob 10 yards without needing to sit. Since the initial reward I am now of pensionable age, can I reapply to be assessed or will they remove my award. Please help
Although you could put in for a change of circumstances, once you are 65 the mobility component of PIP cannot be raised above the level a claimant already has. So if a person had no mobility award - they could not be offered one. Anyone who has a standard mobility award - cannot have it increased to an enhanced award
BIS
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
We use cookies on our website. Some of them are essential for the operation of the site, while others help us to improve this site and the user experience (tracking cookies). You can decide for yourself whether you want to allow cookies or not. Please note that if you reject them, you may not be able to use all the functionalities of the site.
