Pip

Hi,
On the day of my p.i.p. tribunal I was phoned to be told that the panel had postponed it as they were requesting further evidence: my gp notes and from the dwp my last DLA claim pack with any accompanying evidence. The dwp have said that all the DLA evidence has been destroyed. So the tribunal service just got my gp notes.

Before the tribunal has taken place and without seeing or questioning me about the facts, another tribunal judge has written a "Direction notice" for the tribunal to use, which I have been sent.  This is a very biased and inaccurate summary of my gp notes, there are things in it that are false and the only examples it has in it from my gp notes are things that are twisted to convey that I do not merit the benefit. Anything in my gp notes that conveys a different picture has been left out. The notice of direction also says that my present low award of pip is under threat if I go ahead with the appeal.

I am wondering if you have heard of this happening to anyone else and what you make of it?

Thanks very much Gordon,
I really need to think what to do now. I am wondering how long I have to decide. Please can you tell me if it is too late to withdraw an appeal once I have been sent a tribunal date?

Thank you very much for your help Gordon.

I do believe that I satisfy the criteria but due to my main illness being M.E. I cannot prove it and the Direction Notice written by the tribunal judge is so biased against me, I am thinking of withdrawing the appeal. (It does not contain any reference to the M. E. for example - my G.P. notes just say I have it, but no more than that).

Please can you tell me who do I write to in order to withdraw the appeal?

The Directions contain inaccuracies, which I am concerned may affect my benefit in the future.  If I set the record straight in my letter withdrawing the appeal, do you know if that will go into my DWP file?

 I was awarded PIP lower rate mobility and no care component in 2016.  It was the care decision I was appealing, but now the Direction Notice is threatening my mobility.  Please can you tell me, if the Tribunal takes away my mobility award will the DWP then reclaim all the money I have been paid for mobility since 2016 when I originally applied for PIP?

Best wishes,
Julie