PIP appeal

LB

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If yo have received 4 points for Mobility then you have been assessed as being able to stand and then walk more than 50m but less than 200m.

So the first question you need to ask yourself is whether you can show either that you cannot walk 50m or more or that you cannot more than 50m reliably on the majority of days.

If you believe that you can show either of the above the next question to consider is how secure your current award is because the DWP can extend any Reconsideration to both components.

If you want to go ahead then the first stage to challenging a Decision is for you to request a Mandatory Reconsideration, this needs to be done in writing to the DWP, within one month of the Decision, to the office that dealt with your claim, have a look at our PIP MR & Appeal guide for details of the process and template letters that you can use to make the request with.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

Your primary task is to show that you meet the criteria for a Mobility award, there are many reasons you may have failed, you need to address each of these but don't get bogged down in criticising the assessment report unless you can clearly show that it is incorrect, it is a lot easier to argue the facts of the situation;

"the assessor recorded that I walked 50m, I did but they have failed to document that I had to stop every 10m for a rest due to breathlessness"

than their opinions

"based on my observations of the claimant walking I believe that they can reliably walk more than 200m.

Gordon