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2 days 14 hours ago #310899 by mousemat105
I recently won my tribunal and was awarded standard for both sections. I provided a lot of information about changes to my health just before the tribunal, which they advised they didn't consider and only based their decision on my circumstances and evidence provided nearly 4 years ago.

I contacted DWP and they sent me a change in circumstances form and said I could just put a covering letter to ask them to refer to the information I provided recently and just note anything that has happened since.

I've done that, but I did not say that the information and evidence I submitted a few months ago was not considered by the tribunal. It just sounded like I'm saying my circumstances have changed since the tribunal.

I've got myself into a complete state about this today, worrying I didn't make this clear and they'll reopen my whole claim and I'll have to go through the entire process again. I've been sick three times this morning just worrying and wishing I had just left it.

My conditions and circumstances the tribunal awarded on have not changed, with one worsening and linking to a long term progressive condition I was diagnosed with last year. But I'm am just so worried my cover letter looks like I'm saying the tribunal considered everything and here's a couple of minor updates from the last 2 months.

Has anyone got any advice, because I'm sat here by myself so stressed I've been sick and can't think about anything else. What is the process after submitting a change in circumstances form? Should I try phoning them Monday to say I submitted the form because some of my conditions and my health have deteriorated since 2023? Therefore were not considered in the tribunal.

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10 hours 6 minutes ago #310975 by BIS
Hi mousemat105

I think you are probably worrying unnecessarily as they will have seen the Tribunal judgment and it would have been noted exactly what they did or didn't consider. However, you can't keep worrying about it, so I would ring the DWP and explain that you want a note added to the change of circumstances form. After that phone call, you need to send a letter confirming what you said. (Keep a copy).

Usually, after submitting a change of circumstances form, they usually carry out some form of assessment, which could be a paper-based assessment or a telephone assessment.

BIS

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