PIP Review and Cognitive Impairments

Hi magdelena

You are doing everything right, let us know how you get on.

If you have anymore questions please come back to the forum.

Gary

Hi magdalena,
Just to add to excellent advice, DWP will often play things down. Just explain the issues your husband has, and make it absolutely clear especially about the Mild Cognitive Impairment. Many assessment reports are lacking in quality and some are incredibly inconsistent. One particularly 'troublesome' report confirmed that the claimant coped well during the assessment. I wasn't convinced that this was so, because the assessor had helpfully noted that the claimant lacked eye contact (back when we had real face to face assessments) was tearful, and spoke very quietly on the few occasions he did speak. I had to take this case to the tribunal, and I had a strong argument saying that if the report is so obviously wrong in saying that the claimant had coped well, what else was incorrect, could you rely on anything in the report? (To be fair, that particular report had very little that could be relied upon - if you get the basics wrong - it doesn't give much confidence!)
These are the sort of arguments that you can easily use to criticise DWP decisions.
I hope this helps.
Good luck.
LL26

Hi Magdelena

Personally, I would mention that a test wasn't done and that it isn't the same as one done by a specialist in the field anyway and then point to all the evidence you have.

BIS