PIP Mandatory Reconsideration

Hello All,

I have just received the dreaded brown envelope for my daughters request for pip. On DLA we received the higher rate and lower mobility.

Well the envelope has been opened and she has scored 11 points on the daily living components and 0 points for mobility.

Questions I would like to put in a mandatory reconsideration for the daily living components, whilst I am waiting for mandatory reconsideration will she still be paid the standard rate of the daily living component?

I am at a loss as to how they have scored her.
Taking nutrition she scored a 4 but preparing food a 2 (she doesn't prepare any food as she causes fires)
Managing therapy scored a 1, but if I don't do her therapy she would not

Making budgeting decisions I am her appointee and yet she only scored a 2, but when the assessor came to see her he agreed she could not make any budgeting decisions

We received nothing for mobility as the decision maker decided that she can plan a route of a journey unaided safely, repeatedly and reliably. This decision is because she attends a mainstream school and has a standard dose of medication (though this a high for a child of her age and her doctor wont put her any higher)

My question are should I go for MR?
Will she still receive her daily living component whilst in MR?

Thank you for reading

Hi and Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is

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Of course it is up to you whether you go for a Mandatory Reconsideration or not. However, I can give you some information to help you make that decision

Yes, your daughter would continue to receive payment for the daily living component until/unless a decision was made to remove it. I have to warn you that, even though you might emphasise that you only want the mobility component reconsidered, DWP are allowed to look at both and often do so. Therefore you should be as sure as possible, in your own mind, that the daily living part is safe before going further.

If you do not already have it, it would be helpful to obtain a copy of the assessment report (there will be one of these even if your daughter did not have a face2face assessment ). You can phone DWP and ask for this, or send in a letter. However, you should not delay ( beyond 4 weeks) requesting the MR even if the report has not arrived - you can always say that you reserve the right to send in additional information when the report has arrived.

Have you seen the actual criteria against which your daughter was assessed? This can be helpful when phrasing your MR submission. These can be found in our PIP guide, as can a fuller explanation of the process.

PIP help for claimants

I suggest that you have a good look at the guide and then come back with further questions.

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Thanks in anticipation of your future co-operation in keeping all your queries relating to your daughter's PIP to this topic !