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8 years 6 months ago #143141 by darkchild101
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Hi all
I was awarded standard rate mobilty and care component. However I feel I should be on enhamced rate for both and am weighing up the option to ask for a reconsideration. I am a bit worried as some people say a reconsideration might result in even a lower score? Is this realistically possible
More importantly whats the best way of going about appealing this through a MR. I was awarded 8 points daily living and 10 for mobility for ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis. First time I applied for pip I was awarded 0 and went all the way to tribunal and still got 0
Thanks in adavnce
I was awarded standard rate mobilty and care component. However I feel I should be on enhamced rate for both and am weighing up the option to ask for a reconsideration. I am a bit worried as some people say a reconsideration might result in even a lower score? Is this realistically possible
More importantly whats the best way of going about appealing this through a MR. I was awarded 8 points daily living and 10 for mobility for ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis. First time I applied for pip I was awarded 0 and went all the way to tribunal and still got 0
Thanks in adavnce
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8 years 6 months ago #143147 by Gordon
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Thabo
Welcome to the forum.
Asking for an MR will mean that the DWP will re-evaluate your claim from scratch and this can mean that you could receive a reduced or even removed award, it's unusual, but it most certainly does happen.
You need to consider two things, how secure is you current award; you say you scored 8 points for Daily Living so you have no buffer should points be removed. If your 10 points for Mobility was the result of your scoring in both the Going Out and Moving Around Activities then it may well be secure, but if you only scored again one and in particular the Going Out activity then it may be at more risk as the descriptors for this activity are awarded for different reasons, meaning you could lose more than the two points you have spare.
Next you need to consider and you need to be realistic about this, how likely are you to score the extra points for an Enhanced award.
A good place to start would be to request a copy of the assessment report from the DWP office that dealt with your claim, this will give you a better idea of how your PIP2 and evidence were viewed.
Ideally, we recommend that a MR request is made within one month of the date on the Decision Letter and I would urge you to stick to this, but requests can be made up to 13 months after the Decision providing the claimant provides Good Cause for the late request and this is accepted by the DWP.
Gordon
Welcome to the forum.
Asking for an MR will mean that the DWP will re-evaluate your claim from scratch and this can mean that you could receive a reduced or even removed award, it's unusual, but it most certainly does happen.
You need to consider two things, how secure is you current award; you say you scored 8 points for Daily Living so you have no buffer should points be removed. If your 10 points for Mobility was the result of your scoring in both the Going Out and Moving Around Activities then it may well be secure, but if you only scored again one and in particular the Going Out activity then it may be at more risk as the descriptors for this activity are awarded for different reasons, meaning you could lose more than the two points you have spare.
Next you need to consider and you need to be realistic about this, how likely are you to score the extra points for an Enhanced award.
A good place to start would be to request a copy of the assessment report from the DWP office that dealt with your claim, this will give you a better idea of how your PIP2 and evidence were viewed.
Ideally, we recommend that a MR request is made within one month of the date on the Decision Letter and I would urge you to stick to this, but requests can be made up to 13 months after the Decision providing the claimant provides Good Cause for the late request and this is accepted by the DWP.
Gordon
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8 years 6 months ago #143174 by darkchild101
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Thanks Gordon, i will ask for the report from DWP
In your opinion based on cases you are familiar with is it worth pursuing or best to leave it
In your opinion based on cases you are familiar with is it worth pursuing or best to leave it
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8 years 6 months ago #143191 by Gordon
Whether to pursue it or not is a decision that only you can make, all I am doing is suggesting things that you should consider as part of your decision process.
It's impossible for Moderators to form a view of whether a member meets the criteria for an award or not, all we see is the limited information that is posted on the forum, we have no idea of how complete that information is or how coloured it is by the claimants hope to receive an award.
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Thabo wrote: Thanks Gordon, i will ask for the report from DWP
In your opinion based on cases you are familiar with is it worth pursuing or best to leave it
Whether to pursue it or not is a decision that only you can make, all I am doing is suggesting things that you should consider as part of your decision process.
It's impossible for Moderators to form a view of whether a member meets the criteria for an award or not, all we see is the limited information that is posted on the forum, we have no idea of how complete that information is or how coloured it is by the claimants hope to receive an award.
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