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Did she score for the Daily Living component?
The PIP Mobility test is a lot harder than the DAL one, a Standard award is actually equivalent, in criteria terms, to the DLA Higher Mobility. Where did she score the points?
Have you actually requested an MR yet? If not then the DWP need to receive your request no later than one month after date of the Decision, our PIP MR & Appeal guide explains the process and there is are template letters you can use for the request.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
You may need to take this to appeal, revision rates at MR are very low and if you are struggling to source additional evidence it may be difficult to get the DWP to change the Decision. An appeal panel will look at everything from scratch and they are much more open minded about the validity of the assessment report.
Although it can be tempting to lead with the problems in the report, a higher award is only going to be made by your showing that your wife meets the criteria for one, so I would start by going back through her PIP2, the report and our PIP Claim guide to make sure that you have shown that she does.
Remember that the activities must be completed reliably and on the majority of days not to score points.
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siaman wrote: Thank you Gordon, she scored 10 for mobility and 6 for daily living
Was the Mobility just for the Moving Around activity then this is the same as she had for DLA, if she scored the 10 points for just the Going Out activity then I'm afraid that she is unlikely to score higher. If it was mixed can you tell us what she scored for each activity.
If she just scored for Moving Around then she will need to show that she cannot on the majority of days reliably walk more than 20m.
What activities did she score for in the Daily Living activities?
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siaman wrote: 10 moving around 2 preparing food 2 washing and bathing 2 toilet needs . Since the application was entered she has been put on steroids for Giant cell arteritis , and we're currently awaiting the CT scan and blood test results for the cramp and spasm she keeps getting in her hands, we also now know she has rhumatoid arthritis.
OK for Mobility so will need to show that her walking is limited to less than 20m.
As to the Daily Living you need to show either that she should score higher for the activities that she did score for or that she should score in an activity that she currently has not.
Be aware that any changes in her conditions that occurred since the Decision was made will not be considered by an MR or an appeal, so the change in her medication cannot be considered.
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