Help/advice please fpr pip MR

Hi all and I hope I find you all as well as can be!

I am about to submit a pip MR on behalf of my wife, she was receiving DLA HRM and HRC for several conditions but was called to apply for pip, to cut a long story short she was awarded 8 points for pip care (standard rate care) but only 4 points for mobility ( 0 points for Q11 Planning and following Journey and 4 for Q12)

Basicly she has several back/walking conditions for which she has always been awarded HRM for DLA and exchanged her allowance for a motability car (which now has to be returned in 3 weeks)

All her points where awarded for her mobility conditions and her several mental health conditions have been ignored (I have plenty of evidence from her psychiatrist and GP to send in for the MR)

Sorry after all that ive not even asked my question so here goes

Before my wife had mobility problems she was awarded DLA for her mental health HRC but LRM (as they took mental health into account)

As she was awarded 0 points for planning and following journey this will be our main challenging point for the MR, We have 2 letters that her psych and GP have written in last 2 days and I would like to post the content of said letter now to see if the forum thinks it will be helpful

To Whom it may Concern

My patient Bla Bla

suffers from several serious and enduring mental health conditions one of those being severe and intrusive OCD and as a result of this is unable to use public transport (not through choice but as a result of her condition). She also cannot follow an unfamiliar journey unaccompanied due to excessive checking leading to her becoming lost and said journey would take an excessive amount of time, she becomes very anxious doing most unfamiliar tasks. Please take this into consideration in assessing her case.

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me

Yours Sincerely

Doc Martin (lol)



i would be grateful if members could let me know if this is Any good to send into DWP

Thanks in advance

Thanks for your advice Gordon, may I ask where I could find the legislation relating to Q11? I have the DWP guidance but not the legislation.

Thanks

Tha ks Gordon, I have printed it all off over night (praise the lord for cheap unbranded printer ink). I will have a good read thru with a coffee

Just a quick question to clarify something

If i have requested the MR within the 1 month deadline but send in further evidence and the actual reasoning for the MR a week after the deadline will this be accepted by DWP? Am i thinking right that the deadline is just to let them know we wanted a MR and that further info is acceptable after this 1 month date so long as its with the Decision Maker b4 he looks again at it

Thanks