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9 years 1 month ago #157394 by Juefaz
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I have recently received my pip award I have been on low rate care and high rate mobility under DLA for four years as I have SPMS. My new award has given me standard care but no to mobility I'm completely shocked by this, any advice please?, I'm trying to compile a mandatory reconciliation appeal at the moment. TIA
I have recently received my pip award I have been on low rate care and high rate mobility under DLA for four years as I have SPMS. My new award has given me standard care but no to mobility I'm completely shocked by this, any advice please?, I'm trying to compile a mandatory reconciliation appeal at the moment. TIA
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9 years 1 month ago #157407 by Gordon
The mobility criteria for PIP are significantly stricter than those for DLA.
Your request for a Mandatory Reconsideration 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
You should contact the DWP for a copy of the assessment report if you have not already done so, I would phone them but again follow up the request in writing. Once you have the assessment report you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and will then be able to argue against them.
Your primary task is to show that you meet the criteria, 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.
When you have a better idea of the issues with your mobility, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
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Juefaz wrote: Hi
I have recently received my pip award I have been on low rate care and high rate mobility under DLA for four years as I have SPMS. My new award has given me standard care but no to mobility I'm completely shocked by this, any advice please?, I'm trying to compile a mandatory reconciliation appeal at the moment. TIA
The mobility criteria for PIP are significantly stricter than those for DLA.
Your request for a Mandatory Reconsideration 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
You should contact the DWP for a copy of the assessment report if you have not already done so, I would phone them but again follow up the request in writing. Once you have the assessment report you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and will then be able to argue against them.
Your primary task is to show that you meet the criteria, 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.
When you have a better idea of the issues with your mobility, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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9 years 1 month ago #157423 by Juefaz
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Thank you Gorden for your swift reply
Yes I have a copy of my assessment report and I know where the problem probably lies. When I filled my form in i ticked the box for can walk between 20-50m aided My assessor has ticked the box 50-200m aided.but he didn't ask me at any stage how far I could walk as in metres he asked me what length of time I could walk, now when he asked me this question we had been talking about where I work part time, now this is inside on a small corridor and a place I'm very familiar with so I answered a few mins slowly with the aid of my work trolley as I was thinking inside, he put my answer as 5 mins slowly with trolley and this is the only comment he put in that box so he obviously assumed this was how I walked all the time which is incorrect as when outdoors it is a totally different thing because of terrain, curbs, steps, slopes, weather conditions etc etc, and I walk with a stick outdoors and most of the time someone is with me so really I feel like that question confused me as I was still thinking of what we had been talking about ( inside at work) if you see what I mean?
When I filled my forms in I had written two pages about my walking mentioning all this and the fact any amount of walking causes fatigue, pain, unsteadyness Etc I also sent in letters from my OT, MS nurse, consultant etc talking about my mobility declining over the last few years as it does with MS. I hope all this makes sense to you!
What advice could you give me please? I have started putting together a letter but finding it hard to articulate it without babbling on! TIA
Yes I have a copy of my assessment report and I know where the problem probably lies. When I filled my form in i ticked the box for can walk between 20-50m aided My assessor has ticked the box 50-200m aided.but he didn't ask me at any stage how far I could walk as in metres he asked me what length of time I could walk, now when he asked me this question we had been talking about where I work part time, now this is inside on a small corridor and a place I'm very familiar with so I answered a few mins slowly with the aid of my work trolley as I was thinking inside, he put my answer as 5 mins slowly with trolley and this is the only comment he put in that box so he obviously assumed this was how I walked all the time which is incorrect as when outdoors it is a totally different thing because of terrain, curbs, steps, slopes, weather conditions etc etc, and I walk with a stick outdoors and most of the time someone is with me so really I feel like that question confused me as I was still thinking of what we had been talking about ( inside at work) if you see what I mean?
When I filled my forms in I had written two pages about my walking mentioning all this and the fact any amount of walking causes fatigue, pain, unsteadyness Etc I also sent in letters from my OT, MS nurse, consultant etc talking about my mobility declining over the last few years as it does with MS. I hope all this makes sense to you!
What advice could you give me please? I have started putting together a letter but finding it hard to articulate it without babbling on! TIA
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9 years 1 month ago #157443 by Gordon
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Someone walking very slowly would easily exceed 50m in 5 minutes!
All you can do is go back to basics and explain your normal walking distance and why they are restricted, don't forget that you must walk reliably and on the majority of days.
You do need to tackle the "5 minutes" specifically, the issues that you raise in your post would be a good start to doing this.
Gordon
Someone walking very slowly would easily exceed 50m in 5 minutes!
All you can do is go back to basics and explain your normal walking distance and why they are restricted, don't forget that you must walk reliably and on the majority of days.
You do need to tackle the "5 minutes" specifically, the issues that you raise in your post would be a good start to doing this.
Gordon
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9 years 1 month ago #157479 by Juefaz
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Thanks for your responce Gordon
Yes the 5 mins he's put is a problem, I said a few mins.
I have explained that my walking is affected by my footdrop, spacisity, numb feet, balance and that I couldn't do those distances reliably particually outside, I've mentioned falls I've had too. I think you also have to do it continuously which I cannot do either. I'll just have to try my best to explain and send in more evidence!
Thanks again
Yes the 5 mins he's put is a problem, I said a few mins.
I have explained that my walking is affected by my footdrop, spacisity, numb feet, balance and that I couldn't do those distances reliably particually outside, I've mentioned falls I've had too. I think you also have to do it continuously which I cannot do either. I'll just have to try my best to explain and send in more evidence!
Thanks again
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