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5 years 2 months ago #226301 by confused123
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Hi all,
I’ve just had my pip review letter and my points have gone from 8 to 11 with a three year award and it seems they’ve agreed then that my health has worsened.
All of my original points were upheld plus several new ones but one of my originals has been slashed from4 to 2 with no evidence things have improved but lots of evidence they have worsened.
The only reason I can think they have done this is to take me under the threshold for higher rate, so I have 11 points rather than 13.
Should I do a mandatory reconsideration and get what I think I deserve or stay with standard rate and avoid the stress of them potentially scrapping my standard rate.
So annoyed they’ve randomly slashed this 4 pointer for no apparent reason!
I’ve just had my pip review letter and my points have gone from 8 to 11 with a three year award and it seems they’ve agreed then that my health has worsened.
All of my original points were upheld plus several new ones but one of my originals has been slashed from4 to 2 with no evidence things have improved but lots of evidence they have worsened.
The only reason I can think they have done this is to take me under the threshold for higher rate, so I have 11 points rather than 13.
Should I do a mandatory reconsideration and get what I think I deserve or stay with standard rate and avoid the stress of them potentially scrapping my standard rate.
So annoyed they’ve randomly slashed this 4 pointer for no apparent reason!
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5 years 2 months ago #226315 by Gordon
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Congratulations on the award that you have received.
I'm afraid only you can decide whether to challenge the Decision or not, revision rates at MR are low and you need to be prepared to go on to appeal.
Have you requested a copy of the assessment report? If not, contact the DWP office dealing with your claim, it will help you understand how the Decision was made and what arguments you need to put forward if you were to request an MR.
Gordon
Congratulations on the award that you have received.
I'm afraid only you can decide whether to challenge the Decision or not, revision rates at MR are low and you need to be prepared to go on to appeal.
Have you requested a copy of the assessment report? If not, contact the DWP office dealing with your claim, it will help you understand how the Decision was made and what arguments you need to put forward if you were to request an MR.
Gordon
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5 years 1 month ago #226558 by confused123
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Thanks for your reply. Just read the report and the assessor had advised 0 points. Whoever works at the DWP has pushed it up to 11. I wonder if this makes appealing it riskier? I should probably take it but I’m frustrated that it doesn’t seem right
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5 years 1 month ago - 5 years 1 month ago #226571 by Gordon
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If the report did not score you any points then I would be nervous about asking for an MR. You are reliant on a second DM overriding the report even more than the first one did.
You also need to consider where you will score the extra points, although you only need one point it is likely that you will actually have to score at least two, either by scoring higher on activity that you were scored for or scoring against one that you have not scored against. Again, the report will not help with this.
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If the report did not score you any points then I would be nervous about asking for an MR. You are reliant on a second DM overriding the report even more than the first one did.
You also need to consider where you will score the extra points, although you only need one point it is likely that you will actually have to score at least two, either by scoring higher on activity that you were scored for or scoring against one that you have not scored against. Again, the report will not help with this.
Gordon
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