PIP CONFUSION!?

Hey guys,

I’m looking for some help in regards to my PIP appeal- was re assessed in April. I was previously on standard daily and standard mobility in 2017 to April 2019, in 2019 i was assessed and my reward was completely taken away from me.

However I put in a mandatory re consideration and my daily living was put back on within around 2 weeks (a decision maker admitted this should have never been taken away) however they said they were looking at further evidence for the mobility component. Due to it being mental health related and me not going anywhere alone is a hard one to “prove” apparently.

Even though I was in receipt of the mobility component for over two years prior and my Medication had increased, and this time I had more medical evidence and doctors letters done before however this time seemed to be impossible to prove this. Even though my GP wrote a letter clearly stating I don’t go anywhere alone not even to my gp appointments etc due to severe social phobia and anxiety.

Anyway... I patiently waited four months trying to find out what was happening to the mobility component, my mother called in on my behalf numerous times And we were continually told it was still being looked at. This was until October 2019 which I was then told the decision had stayed the same and I should’ve received a letter back in July and we were continually told it was still being looked at. This was until October 2019 which I was then told the decision had stayed the same and I should’ve received a letter back in July 2019.

I explained to the lady on the phone, that if this was the case we wouldn’t have continually been calling since May to find out if a decision had been made we had called numerous times roughly every 3 to 4 weeks to find out if there had been an update, and every time we were told it was being looked at. The lady looked back at the call log and could clearly see this herself, she seems very confused and allowed me to put in another mandatory reconsideration for the mobility component on its own which I did.

I was then called by another decisionmaker about a week after putting the second mandatory reconsideration in this time it was a man, and he had stated that unfortunately I cannot be in receipt of the mobility component, however he advised me to appeal- as it goes back to PIP before the tribunal hearing, (is this correct?)

So I appealed it in December 2019 just after Christmas , and today got a letter starting it’s a “new claim appeal” when it isn’t, is this standard header?

Does it go back to PIP before going to the tribunal hearing.

Can I risk losing my daily living reward even though I’m only appealing against the mobility component.

I was rewarded the daily living reward for an ongoing period after a Mandatory reconsideration, what is classed as an on going reward and do I risk losing that if my mobility part is changed.

Sorry for all the questions, as you can see lots of the call handlers at PIP have not been very knowledgeable and have given misleading information so now I get reluctant to call anyway after what’s happened.

Hi Gary,

Sorry yes this is present - and I used the SSCS1 form to appeal. So I was previously getting the daily living and mobility component until April 2017, but after a PIP review the reward was taking away from me all together. I put in a MR in April and my daily living with giving straight back to me within about a week mainly due to them admitting there was more than enough evidence from GPS and a nurse to prove I needed the daily living component. However the decision maker explained they were going to look into the mobility component a little more and get back to us. We kept ringing back, this went on for around 14 weeks and we’re finally told in October that they couldn’t allow the mobility to be re rewarded. The decision maker himself advised maybe I appeal it?

The appeals process has now started and I’m in the process of waiting for a response from PIP & the bundle of documents.

I was told that PIP get another chance to look at the reward again before it goes to tribunal is this the case?

Finally if I chose to do a paper hearing than an oral hearing does it effect your chances over going to a oral hearing?

I am now seriously anxious and worried incase I lose my whole reward and feel maybe I should of left it. The only reason why I decided to appeal as I have an “on going reward” and didn’t know when I would next be reviewed again.

Thank you so much for that info! Will the tribunal look at all the info which was sent in for the mandatory reconsideration or should I send it again? I understand you have quiet a while to send info in what else would you advise me to send in to support this?

I’m already in receipt of PIP for the daily living component on the basic rate. I am appealing the mobility component.

Is there anyway I can find out the success rate of paper hearings over oral?