PIP Award Reduced

Hi Teddington

We say to members to follow up any telephone call request in writing as sometimes telephone calls are not recorded, so this advice is to cover yourself. Yes it can be short.

All you have to say is give your name address and NI number and say further to my telephone call dated ........ I spoke to ....... who confirmed that a copy of my assessors report (PA4) will be sent to me.

When you get the report you need to detail any errors in the report and try and tie them in with any supporting documents you sent in.

Gary

Hello Teddington,

I am pleased to hear that you have your assessment report at last.

Yes, you certainly can, and should, point out what you were awarded in the past. Your suggestion sounds spot on, I would say something like ‘following my assessment on xx/yy/zz I scored 8 points for this activity. My condition(s) have not changed since that date and my difficulties remain the same.’

You can put in something like ‘At the assessment I told the assessor that I was unable to …. , but this has not been recorded. I would be grateful if you would take this into consideration when reconsidering the decision.’ Or ‘The HCP incorrectly recorded that I told him …. . The reality is that …… ‘.

As you go through the activities, don’t be afraid of repeating yourself!

And Teddington, please do not apologise for how you feel. We all know what it can be like and are here to support you as much as we can.

Catherine