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5 years 9 months ago #234276 by John
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Hi just received my wife's PIP award letter and been given 11 points for daily living & 4 points for mobility.
My wife suffers from Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis also Urinary Retention of which she has to use a Catheter because my wife's fingers are very stiff in the mornings I have to help insert the catheter.
We were awarded 2 points (5b) but feel we should of had 4 points (5d) which would of taken us into the higher rate of DL.
Not sure if we have a case and ask DWP to have a look at our claim again.
Any advise would be a great help.
Look forward to hearing from you
John
My wife suffers from Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis also Urinary Retention of which she has to use a Catheter because my wife's fingers are very stiff in the mornings I have to help insert the catheter.
We were awarded 2 points (5b) but feel we should of had 4 points (5d) which would of taken us into the higher rate of DL.
Not sure if we have a case and ask DWP to have a look at our claim again.
Any advise would be a great help.
Look forward to hearing from you
John
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5 years 9 months ago #234278 by BIS
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Hi John
If you believe the decision is wrong, you can always put in for a mandatory reconsideration.
This needs to be done in writing to the DWP, within one month of the Decision, to the office that dealt with your claim, have a look at our PIP MR & Appeal guide for details of the process, the PIP area also has template letters that you can use to make the request with.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
You should contact the DWP for a copy of the assessment report if you have not already done so, I would phone them but again follow up the request in writing. Once you have the assessment report you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and will then be able to argue against them.
Your primary task is to show that you meet the criteria, there are many reasons you may have failed, you need to address each of these but don't get bogged down in criticising the assessment report unless you can clearly show that it is incorrect, it is a lot easier to argue the facts of the situation;
"the assessor recorded that I walked 50m, I did but they have failed to document that I had to stop every 10m for a rest due to breathlessness"
than their opinions
"based on my observations of the claimant walking I believe that they can reliably walk more than 200m.
When you have a better idea of the issues with your claim, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.
BIS
If you believe the decision is wrong, you can always put in for a mandatory reconsideration.
This needs to be done in writing to the DWP, within one month of the Decision, to the office that dealt with your claim, have a look at our PIP MR & Appeal guide for details of the process, the PIP area also has template letters that you can use to make the request with.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
You should contact the DWP for a copy of the assessment report if you have not already done so, I would phone them but again follow up the request in writing. Once you have the assessment report you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and will then be able to argue against them.
Your primary task is to show that you meet the criteria, there are many reasons you may have failed, you need to address each of these but don't get bogged down in criticising the assessment report unless you can clearly show that it is incorrect, it is a lot easier to argue the facts of the situation;
"the assessor recorded that I walked 50m, I did but they have failed to document that I had to stop every 10m for a rest due to breathlessness"
than their opinions
"based on my observations of the claimant walking I believe that they can reliably walk more than 200m.
When you have a better idea of the issues with your claim, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.
BIS
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