Reassessment rejected

Hi, I applied for P.I.P in November, (as my DLA was being transferred).I had a home visit assessment by Capita, and a few weeks later received the letter to say I had scored zero points, and was not entitled to PIP.

I sent a reassessment request, and have received basically the same letter as the first one, zero points, not entitled to PIP blah blah blah.

My case has not been helped by the fact that I have no input from any Mental Health Service, (I have been trying for months to get some help/support, each time I either don't fit the right criteria, or I am told there is nothing. (I have e-mail documentation to support this)

I just wondered what your thoughts were? Do I appeal, even though I have no outside help, or do I just make a fresh claim later on?

I wish I had started my claim with the help of this site

Advice would be most welcome.

Thank you for your time.

Hi Michelle,

I'm sorry you are going through this, it is probably of little help to know that you are not alone! Please try not to be disheartened by the failure of the MR, it is rare for the DWP to do anything other than 'rubber stamp' the original decision.

Unfortunately, the whole purpose of PIP is the reduce the welfare bill and the criteria are quite tough. It is not unusual for people who were, quite correctly, claiming DLA to, also correctly, fail to be awarded PIP I suggest that you have a look at our PIP guides and work out how/where you think you should have scored points. If you think you can make a good case then appealing will be your next step. You must request this within one month of the date on the decision letter.

You can also reapply - you can do this as well as appealing if you wish. However, I need to warn you that the decision on the new claim would limit the term of any tribunal award. To give an extreme example, if the appeal tribunal gave you enhanced rates of both PIP components but the decision on the new claim was 'no award', the PIP that the tribunal awarded you would stop at the date of the new decision (which would also be subject to MR and appeal!).

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