Mandatory reconsideration success

Hi there,

Just thought I'd say that I was successful during the MR process although admittedly I wasn't far off with the points I scored anyway so I guess it's not that surprising but it's nice not to have to go through the rest of the appeal process.

The only thing is the award is only for 2 and a half years which I assume is quite common place?

Many thanks

Good news, always nice when someone wins

For PIP sorry.

I simply couldn't believe it when my PIP claim was turned down for the second time. I made a successful appeal by Tribunal and was awarded the higher rate mobility component. I had my second assessment in September 2021 by telephone it was recorded by the assessor but also by myself. A couple of weeks later I received the result of the latest assessment and again I was awarded 0 points. The printed report was a replica of the assessment of 2018. I later received 2 CDs containing the actual telephone assessment. To cut a long story short. I wrote and complained to the assessment centre and also to the DWP by way of Mandatory Reconsideration. I received a telephone call from someone investigating my claim of a flawed assessment. Within a couple of weeks, my PIP payments were reinstated at an enhanced rate. A week after that I received a letter from DWP informing me that I am also eligible for more help and so now received nearly twice the amount of money I was originally awarded. I used certain words and phrases I found on this site. I am delighted with the help and would thoroughly recommend people invest in the information and help offered by contributors to this amazing site.