Mandatory Reconsideration

Hello Adam,

At least you have demonstrated that you are willing to fight to get the correct award!

The process is that after you have had the decision following your request for a MR if you wish to challenge it further you need to appeal. You do not have any further direct contact with DWP, however, when the Courts and Tribunal Service receive your papers they send them to the DWP. They are then read by someone who is generally more senior in the organisation who does sometimes overturn the Mandatory Reconsideration DM's decision. So that is sort of like contacting PIP again after an MR, albeit not directly.

The Upper Tribunal has made it clear that where there is crossover between ESA and PIP tribunal decisions for one are should also be considered in the other. (This can also apply to evidence - I recently had an UT PIP appeal which was in part decided on the claimant's ESA historic assessments.) If the DWP have changed your award they should say why/how they believe things have changed, and the old award is no longer applicable.

Hope this helps a little,
Catherine

Hi Adam,

I wish I could give you an answer. My heart always slightly sinks when I find out that someone I am helping with a PIP claim has a dog, They nearly always seem to assume that ownership of a dog equates to long walks with said animal, regardless of being told that this is not the case, and what alternative arrangements are made. I can only say - fight on!

Catherine