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6 years 4 months ago #201396 by Sueh
I am in the process of appealing against a mandatory reconsideration for my son. He has suffered from schizophrenia for the last 26 years. He was on DLA but was not awarded PIP. His Psychiatrist if very good but is having difficulties in providing information which relates to the 12 elements of the pip award. Can anyone who has appealed against PIP on mental health grounds give some guidance.

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6 years 4 months ago #201401 by Gordon
Sueh

Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is

Welcome to Benefits and Work

In broad terms, mental health issues will fall under the headings of prompting and a need for supervision although there are exceptions to this, for example; Mixing with other people.

PIP has very specific criteria that needs to be met, so you need to understand the legal definitions of that criteria to understand what needs to be provided as evidence and testimony, so start by looking at our PIP Claim guide for this information.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

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 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

You should contact the DWP for a copy of the assessment report if you have not already done so, I would phone them but again follow up the request in writing. Once you have the assessment report you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and will then be able to argue against them.

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;

"the assessor recorded that I walked 50m, I did but they have failed to document that I had to stop every 10m for a rest due to breathlessness"

than their opinions

"based on my observations of the claimant walking I believe that they can reliably walk more than 200m.

When you have a better idea of the issues with your claim, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.

Gordon

Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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