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8 years 11 months ago - 8 years 11 months ago #135653 by Gordon
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Sharon
Congratulations on getting an award,
I'm afraid that only you can make the Decision to pursue this further
If you do then you need to aware that there are risks to your current award, there are two things you need to look at, how secure your existing award is and how likely you are to get the extra points you need for Enhanced Daily Living award or a Mobility award
From what I can see you scored 9 points for Daily Living and none for Mobility. Although this is more than the 8 required for a Standard award, as you only scored these after a Reconsideration they may be more insecure than at first glance.
You need to score a further 3 points for am Enhanced DL award, are there Descriptors that you did not score for or any that you felt you could score higher? Given the severity of the marking that has been done, in an earlier post you said you expected to get 30 points, how reasonable is it for you to make up the difference.
As you appear to have scored no points for Mobility, I think you are going to find it difficult to score the 8 for an award unless the DWP have missed something significant.
As it rarely happens that a revised Decision is still considered to be insufficient your way forward is not entirely clear. If you have received an MR Notice then you can proceed directly to appeal, but if not, then you will have to request a new Mandatory Reconsideration.
Gordon
Congratulations on getting an award,
I'm afraid that only you can make the Decision to pursue this further
If you do then you need to aware that there are risks to your current award, there are two things you need to look at, how secure your existing award is and how likely you are to get the extra points you need for Enhanced Daily Living award or a Mobility award
From what I can see you scored 9 points for Daily Living and none for Mobility. Although this is more than the 8 required for a Standard award, as you only scored these after a Reconsideration they may be more insecure than at first glance.
You need to score a further 3 points for am Enhanced DL award, are there Descriptors that you did not score for or any that you felt you could score higher? Given the severity of the marking that has been done, in an earlier post you said you expected to get 30 points, how reasonable is it for you to make up the difference.
As you appear to have scored no points for Mobility, I think you are going to find it difficult to score the 8 for an award unless the DWP have missed something significant.
As it rarely happens that a revised Decision is still considered to be insufficient your way forward is not entirely clear. If you have received an MR Notice then you can proceed directly to appeal, but if not, then you will have to request a new Mandatory Reconsideration.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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