PIPs MR

Palmtree125

Hi can anyone give me some advice about how to get PIPs to reconsider my claim, I'm feeling so depressed with it all I'm not coping well with it. I asked the doctor if they were able to write a letter to support the my MR and I was told that doctor don't write letters anymore. My condition's are getting worse, I suffer with chronic fatigue and Trigeminal neuralgia, Anxiety n Depression and memory problem's.    

poppy123456

It's called a Mandatory Reconsideration. (MR) You should put this in writing stating where and why you think you should have scored those points.

Letters from a GP aren't the best evidence to send anyway because they don't see you doing any of the activities related to the PIP descriptors. They will only be able to tell them the basics.

Looking at your previous threads it seems the decision on your claim was longer than 1 month ago. For this reason you'll need to tell them why you didn't request the MR within the 1st month. You have 13 months to request it anyway so if they refuse you just proceed to Tribunal. https://www.gov.uk/mandatory-reconsideration/how-to-ask-for-mandatory-reconsideration

There's also a form you can use here, if you have access to a printer. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/challenge-a-decision-made-by-the-department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp

Palmtree125

@poppy123456 Thanks for your reply, I had sent a letter asking them to reconsider my claim back in February and had to call them yesterday because I hadn't heard anything back from them and was told they received it but it wasn't logged on the system, I want send additional evidence to them, so that's why I was asking what's the best way to ask them to reconsider my claim, what things should I write and how best to put my case forward.

Rainbow116

hi @Palmtree125 I have done an MR and had to send in additional info too 

for me I got a friend to write a letter about how my life is effected by my mobility and mental health issues.  They gave examples like when I had to go to a hospital appointment miles away and they had to drive me, help me in and out of car and calm me down as I was anxious 

quoting real life examples, about how your life is because of what you are experiencing, it’s not about the diagnosis it’s more about your day to day life, what routines do you have etc 

Palmtree125

@Rainbow116 Thanks for your reply, yes I sent some more evidence's and my daughter wrote a few things on how my illness has affected me and how she supports me with it. I'm not holding out much hope to be honest but I'm in desperate need of some help I'm struggling very badly with chronic pain and chronic tiredness, along with Trigeminal neuralgia. 

Rainbow116

Palmtree125 said:

@Rainbow116 Thanks for your reply, yes I sent some more evidence's and my daughter wrote a few things on how my illness has affected me and how she supports me with it. I'm not holding out much hope to be honest but I'm in desperate need of some help I'm struggling very badly with chronic pain and chronic tiredness, along with Trigeminal neuralgia. 

Sorry to hear you are struggling, I’m the same about awaiting my decision, but hearing about people’s successes on this forum gives me hope x 

Palmtree125

@Rainbow116, I hope everything works out for you also.