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8 years 1 day ago #157484 by stewart
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I was refused PIP by only scoring 6 out of eight points. I decided to go for the mandatory reconcideration. I called the up and stated my claim and was told it would take 3 to 6 weeks to come throught and if I wanted I could go to appeal. I now find that all the connected agencies, working tax credits, housing benifit etc have all been informed that my award has been cancelled and they have all decided to stop the benifits I have been getting. They knew two weeks after I requested the mandatory reconcideration but I have not yet recieved notification of the decision, which still has anothe week to run.
What course of action can I take as the letter I first recieved informing me that the award had been cancelled is dated 21 march 2016 and I fear that I have been sidelined by all agancies concerned.

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8 years 1 day ago #157498 by Gordon
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stewart wrote: I was refused PIP by only scoring 6 out of eight points. I decided to go for the mandatory reconcideration. I called the up and stated my claim and was told it would take 3 to 6 weeks to come throught and if I wanted I could go to appeal. I now find that all the connected agencies, working tax credits, housing benifit etc have all been informed that my award has been cancelled and they have all decided to stop the benifits I have been getting. They knew two weeks after I requested the mandatory reconcideration but I have not yet recieved notification of the decision, which still has anothe week to run.
What course of action can I take as the letter I first recieved informing me that the award had been cancelled is dated 21 march 2016 and I fear that I have been sidelined by all agancies concerned.


The agencies are actioning the Decision which only awarded six points, not any updated Decision that may result from the MR.

Gordon

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8 years 1 day ago #157517 by stewart
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So am I right in thinking that they should not have stopped my other benifits as a final decision has not yet been finalised and I can argue to have them re-instated asap as their decision was taken subjectively. Will I also need to ask for a form sscs1 or will they send one out automaticaly because I have a feeling they will try and screw me over as my advisor thinks the hp has not taken certain things into consideration? I know the query sounds a bit basic but I am struggling to cope with this and help is there but it comes to late to help. Cheers

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8 years 13 hours ago #157540 by Gordon
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stewart wrote: So am I right in thinking that they should not have stopped my other benifits as a final decision has not yet been finalised and I can argue to have them re-instated asap as their decision was taken subjectively. Will I also need to ask for a form sscs1 or will they send one out automaticaly because I have a feeling they will try and screw me over as my advisor thinks the hp has not taken certain things into consideration? I know the query sounds a bit basic but I am struggling to cope with this and help is there but it comes to late to help. Cheers


No, I am afraid that you have misunderstood the MR process, each Decision is applies immediately and stays in force until and if it is revised. Using your phraseology, a "final decision" has been made, you are now attempting to overturn it.

There's a link to the SSCS1 in our PIP Appeal guide, if your MR is unsuccessful then you can use this to request an appeal.

Gordon

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7 years 11 months ago #157597 by slugsta
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You can reclaim Housing Benefit on the grounds of low/no income.

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7 years 11 months ago #157752 by stewart
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My h/b and council tax have been stopped. I have contacted the council and provided all the paperwork that they require as I am self employed. I called last week and again today as they said they would call me back. This paperwork has been in since Nov 2015 and they are still no closer to making a decision. The pip people have said they are still looking at my claim but I can't hold out much longer as something has to give soon. Any advice on how I can deal wiht this is most greatfully recieved.

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