fightback opinions

Can I have peoples opinions please? Should I trust myself or pay Fightback to fill in my ADP review form? They filled in my form the last time but they only filled in the boxes on the form. I wasn't allowed to add extra sheets explaining things, so I personally felt things were missing but they said we provided enough info.. My points remained the same as the previous time (which was done by myself and checked over by welfare rights, who is no longer around). I contacted them again to do this review form and they want to charge me more than £100 and they said again I can't add extra info as it's a coc form so you only write about the changes and write in the box, no need for extra sheets. I don't think I have the confidence to go it alone and worry i'll fail but I just felt their answers were very basic last time and I got no extra points and less time than my previous form. But they are a professional company with qualified people running it so I they know better than me and that's why I think I will end up paying them. What would you do? And has anyone had experience of them? TIA

Hello Mumsgirl,

Sorry I’ve lost my post, apologies to the mods if I’ve accidentally posted twice.

Apologies, I can’t help with fightback as I’ve only ever had help from WR. But you can do this.

In 2020 I lost my award. WR were so busy that I couldn’t even get through to them on the phone. I did a MR where I went from 0-10 points. It was then that it dawned on me that for years I’d just been grateful for any award. I just sat back & let WR get on with all the hard work, not thinking to question anything, or dare try for a higher award. But DWP had p****d me right off this time & I went in for the kill. So off I went to the tribunal, & I got an enhanced award for the first time ever. All thanks to the knowledge of B&W, & the support of my wonderful people on B&W.

You go girl, we’ve got your back!

Hi,I've seen them on Facebook.
Never used them,I go it alone.
Nobody knows your conditions like you do. And how they make you feel.
Judging by what you've written I'm afraid any confidence I might have had in them is gone
You ,in my opinion, can never put too much , I always include dozens of extra written evidence pages. If they don't read it,they don't read it, but it's there, and can help greatly if it needs to go to tribunal. My sister in law writes it all out for me ,I dictate it.
She knows my conditions v well and will ask me if she can add relevant bits I might have forgotten. I'll bet you could do it yourself,esp if you are not particularly impressed with how things went .

I used fightback once and had my award reduced after I submitted the form they completed on my behalf.
I managed to get it overturned by doing a mr myself.
Never again would I use them and obviously my advise is to steer well clear of them or any other organisation who charges.
Consider getting help from cab, a local welfare rights organisation or do the claim yourself if you are able by using the guidance on here.