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5 years 3 months ago #224154 by Missjenniferd
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I have just received my PIP decision and will be submitting a MR. I lost a lot of points due to the fact that the DWP concluded I could carry out activities due to prompting which is far from the truth. Yes I get reminded to wash eat go to places but due to my severe depression and mental health as some of you may know is not enough to make you do these things. Since there are no boxes to tick to state you mentally cannot do simple tasks why am I being penalised because in their words I still have all limbs?
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5 years 3 months ago #224174 by Gordon
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I think you will struggle with this approach, the PIP Descriptors are very specific and you can only score for these if you meet the criteria defined in those Descriptors.
As an example for Taking Nutrition, one of the activities you mention, the Descriptors are;
2. Taking nutrition.
a. Can take nutrition unaided. 0 points.
b. Needs –
(i) to use an aid or appliance to be able to take nutrition; or
(ii) supervision to be able to take nutrition; or
(iii) assistance to be able to cut up food. 2 points.
c. Needs a therapeutic source to be able to take nutrition. 2 points.
d. Needs prompting to be able to take nutrition. 4 points.
e. Needs assistance to be able to manage a therapeutic source to take nutrition. 6 points.
f. Cannot convey food and drink to their mouth and needs another person to do so. 10 points.
So to score higher than the four points you would get for needing prompting (c), you would need to be using a therapeutic source, or unable to eat at all.
So you need to go back to each activity and look at the criteria that will allow you to score higher and consider how you would explain to the DWP your meeting it.
Gordon
I think you will struggle with this approach, the PIP Descriptors are very specific and you can only score for these if you meet the criteria defined in those Descriptors.
As an example for Taking Nutrition, one of the activities you mention, the Descriptors are;
2. Taking nutrition.
a. Can take nutrition unaided. 0 points.
b. Needs –
(i) to use an aid or appliance to be able to take nutrition; or
(ii) supervision to be able to take nutrition; or
(iii) assistance to be able to cut up food. 2 points.
c. Needs a therapeutic source to be able to take nutrition. 2 points.
d. Needs prompting to be able to take nutrition. 4 points.
e. Needs assistance to be able to manage a therapeutic source to take nutrition. 6 points.
f. Cannot convey food and drink to their mouth and needs another person to do so. 10 points.
So to score higher than the four points you would get for needing prompting (c), you would need to be using a therapeutic source, or unable to eat at all.
So you need to go back to each activity and look at the criteria that will allow you to score higher and consider how you would explain to the DWP your meeting it.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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