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3 years 4 months ago #264965 by Julie
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Hi, I’ve received my assessment report today, which I’m not happy with.
1) It states I attended alone, my son accompanied me to my appointment.
2) It states I go out independently, I don’t go out alone,
3) I explained that my son takes control of my medication as due to my low moods I don’t take them as I should, there is no mention of this in my report.
4) I also explained that my daughter helps me to dress as I struggle to get the top half dressed. It states that I can dress & undress independently.
There are a number of factors that are untrue. I have called dwp and they have told me to wait untill I receive my decision is made and posted out to me. Should I wait or ask for them to look again at my claim
Thanks
Oh I received 4 points for daily living and 2 points for mobility. I’m diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I have bulging discs in my neck and arthritis in my knees
1) It states I attended alone, my son accompanied me to my appointment.
2) It states I go out independently, I don’t go out alone,
3) I explained that my son takes control of my medication as due to my low moods I don’t take them as I should, there is no mention of this in my report.
4) I also explained that my daughter helps me to dress as I struggle to get the top half dressed. It states that I can dress & undress independently.
There are a number of factors that are untrue. I have called dwp and they have told me to wait untill I receive my decision is made and posted out to me. Should I wait or ask for them to look again at my claim
Thanks
Oh I received 4 points for daily living and 2 points for mobility. I’m diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I have bulging discs in my neck and arthritis in my knees
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3 years 4 months ago #264976 by Gary
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Hi Julie
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
There is a small window for you to write to the Decision Maker but you will need to be quick.
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
Make sure that your letter makes it clear that you are not requesting a Mandatory Reconsideration but you reserve the right to do so once a Decision has been made.
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.
Gary
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
There is a small window for you to write to the Decision Maker but you will need to be quick.
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
Make sure that your letter makes it clear that you are not requesting a Mandatory Reconsideration but you reserve the right to do so once a Decision has been made.
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.
Gary
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