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6 years 10 months ago #190164 by Gordon
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Revision rates at MR are I am afraid quite low, Decision Makers favour the assessment report, even if it is less than accurate.
Tribunal panels are much more open minded about the evidence and as a consequence the success rate is significantly higher (60+%).
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Revision rates at MR are I am afraid quite low, Decision Makers favour the assessment report, even if it is less than accurate.
Tribunal panels are much more open minded about the evidence and as a consequence the success rate is significantly higher (60+%).
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6 years 10 months ago #190228 by Gaddy
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I feel I should have the tribunal appeal form ready whilst awaiting MR result, is there a downloadable version available please?
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I feel I should have the tribunal appeal form ready whilst awaiting MR result, is there a downloadable version available please?
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6 years 10 months ago #190239 by Gordon
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There's a link in the PIP Appeal guide and a worked example in the Submissions document.
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There's a link in the PIP Appeal guide and a worked example in the Submissions document.
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6 years 10 months ago #190447 by Gaddy
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Hello Gordon
Please could you clarify for me how a MR affects Council tax benefit when not claiming Jobseekers allowance. Even though I have reported to HB department I will have 0 income and manage on my savings I have been led to believe I will be liable for Council tax until, if needed, I lodge an appeal when I should be put back on ESA at the lower rate and that would trigger Council tax benefit again.
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Please could you clarify for me how a MR affects Council tax benefit when not claiming Jobseekers allowance. Even though I have reported to HB department I will have 0 income and manage on my savings I have been led to believe I will be liable for Council tax until, if needed, I lodge an appeal when I should be put back on ESA at the lower rate and that would trigger Council tax benefit again.
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6 years 10 months ago #190492 by Gordon
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This is not an area we deal with on the forum, but if you are not claiming any benefits which result in a discount to your Council Tax then I would expect you to be charged the full rate.
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This is not an area we deal with on the forum, but if you are not claiming any benefits which result in a discount to your Council Tax then I would expect you to be charged the full rate.
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6 years 10 months ago #191559 by Gaddy
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Hello again all,
As I had received a text from the DWP telling me a decision regarding my MR would be made by 20th June I phoned them today and was told that the decision had not been revised and had been made on the 16th but of course as yet I have not received the brown envelope. I was expecting there to be no change to the 9 points I have been awarded and had already completed my tribunal appeal form in readiness for the inevitable!
So hopefully tomorrow I will receive the paper work and send off the appeal recorded delivery of course!
Gordon, could you just confirm for me please that when supplying a fit note to the DWP to get my ESA reinstated it should be backdated to when the original decision that I was found fit for work was made, in my case 25th May. This would mean presumably that reinstatement of my ESA would also be backdated to that date?
Manythanks
As I had received a text from the DWP telling me a decision regarding my MR would be made by 20th June I phoned them today and was told that the decision had not been revised and had been made on the 16th but of course as yet I have not received the brown envelope. I was expecting there to be no change to the 9 points I have been awarded and had already completed my tribunal appeal form in readiness for the inevitable!
So hopefully tomorrow I will receive the paper work and send off the appeal recorded delivery of course!
Gordon, could you just confirm for me please that when supplying a fit note to the DWP to get my ESA reinstated it should be backdated to when the original decision that I was found fit for work was made, in my case 25th May. This would mean presumably that reinstatement of my ESA would also be backdated to that date?
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