Advice on pip decision

Hi pauls1,
Whilst it is possible DWP could reduce a recent award to nothing it is very unusual and I am not aware of this happening at this stage. You would be able to appeal if this did occur.
If you believe that you should have scored more points you can certainly ask DWP to reconsider, via a Mandatory Reconsideration letter.
Before embarking on a letter, please make sure that you would be eligible to achieve more points. If you got just 8 points to get standard rate, you would need to get 12 points for enhanced rate - so 4 points are required. This probably realistically means scoring in one or two new areas, on the basis it is often easier to persuade DWP to award different areas than to increase points in the original descriptor sections. (But of course you may be able to increase points in existing descriptors, depending on where DWP went wrong and how persuasive you are!)
The MR letter should include a brief critique of the assessment, maybe using 4 or 5 bullet points. grouping the major criticisms under a suitable heading. Give examples. You can then go through each descriptor area and specify your disability, what you can't do and why, giving examples of what goes wrong etc. You can then specify what points should have been awarded. You may wish to include a couple of opening paragraphs giving an overview of your disability, diagnosis, any treatment and generally how thus affects you. Then include the critique of the assessment, and then go through the descriptors.
Make sure all pages are clearly labelled with name and NI number.
You do not have to do an MR.
There is no point doing MR if you can't achieve sufficient points to increase your award.
It is extremely unlikely that your current award will be cancelled, but if you have a good strong claim, made in an MR letter then you may be able to increase your award.
You may wish to have a look at the members guides if you haven't done so already.
I hope this helps.
Good luck. Let us know how you get on.
LL26

Hi pauls1

Before you make the decision , you do need to get a copy of the assessors report called a PA4.

Once you get the report go through it with a highlighter highlighting any errors, quite often we hear from members who state the assessor added comment that were not made or missed out comments.

If you are happy with the report then you do not have to do anything, if you are not happy then apply for a mandatory reconsideration pointing out what was incorrect with the report and why.

Gary