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1 day 7 hours ago #313353 by Adrian
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Hello,
I have just joined here again after a very upsetting and frankly joke of a pip refusal letter just arrived!
I can only speak briefly at the moment as i am still very much in shock, not just at the refusal but at the total disregard for all of my conditions and frankly total lies in the refusal letter.
I have Autism and severe OCD, with severe anxiety and i can’t go out on my own without severe psychological distress.
Yet the refusal letter has given me absolute zero points on everything and said i wasn’t anxious at all on the phone.
I am gobsmacked and don’t know what to do, my wife was going to claim carers allowance and now we have nothing, just UC.
I don’t know how to explain myself or what to do next, what is the point with zero points and lies from them?
Adrian
I have just joined here again after a very upsetting and frankly joke of a pip refusal letter just arrived!
I can only speak briefly at the moment as i am still very much in shock, not just at the refusal but at the total disregard for all of my conditions and frankly total lies in the refusal letter.
I have Autism and severe OCD, with severe anxiety and i can’t go out on my own without severe psychological distress.
Yet the refusal letter has given me absolute zero points on everything and said i wasn’t anxious at all on the phone.
I am gobsmacked and don’t know what to do, my wife was going to claim carers allowance and now we have nothing, just UC.
I don’t know how to explain myself or what to do next, what is the point with zero points and lies from them?
Adrian
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22 hours 14 minutes ago #313362 by latetrain
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Hi Adrian
It must have come as a shock, the first thing you need to do is contact the DWP and ask for a copy of the assessors report called a PA4.
When you have the assessors report, you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and you will now be able to argue against them.
I usually use a highlighter to highlight any inaccuracies, once you have gone through the report you then set out why you are applying for a MR and go through each descriptor one at a time why you disagree with the assessor and try and match it with any supporting documents you may have sent in.
Understand that the assessor is offering an opinion when they say 'in my opinion' you can do the PIP activities, tackling these head-on is unlikely to be successful, you need to show that the basis of that opinion is founded on incorrect information, so try and refer to your evidence to undermine what they have said, remember they are just an opinion which is not based on fact.
Also, try and stick to issues that lead to your scoring points, I often hear members referring to the assessors spelling, as an example, whilst it may show a lack of professionalism, raising it as an issue isn't going to help you get an award.
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.
Lastly, make sure that you understand the criteria that you are being assessed against you can put the best case forward that is possible but you won't score points if you do not meet the PIP Descriptors.
The first stage to challenging a Decision is for you to request a Mandatory Reconsideration, don't use grey words such as 'likely to worsen over time', when completing a form it should be in black and white.
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.
Gary
It must have come as a shock, the first thing you need to do is contact the DWP and ask for a copy of the assessors report called a PA4.
When you have the assessors report, you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and you will now be able to argue against them.
I usually use a highlighter to highlight any inaccuracies, once you have gone through the report you then set out why you are applying for a MR and go through each descriptor one at a time why you disagree with the assessor and try and match it with any supporting documents you may have sent in.
Understand that the assessor is offering an opinion when they say 'in my opinion' you can do the PIP activities, tackling these head-on is unlikely to be successful, you need to show that the basis of that opinion is founded on incorrect information, so try and refer to your evidence to undermine what they have said, remember they are just an opinion which is not based on fact.
Also, try and stick to issues that lead to your scoring points, I often hear members referring to the assessors spelling, as an example, whilst it may show a lack of professionalism, raising it as an issue isn't going to help you get an award.
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.
Lastly, make sure that you understand the criteria that you are being assessed against you can put the best case forward that is possible but you won't score points if you do not meet the PIP Descriptors.
The first stage to challenging a Decision is for you to request a Mandatory Reconsideration, don't use grey words such as 'likely to worsen over time', when completing a form it should be in black and white.
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.
Gary
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