Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help. I was
under the impression that when applying for a MR you could ring and ask for an
extension if you were late in applying for illness etc., and that a different
decision maker would look at it. However, they said they don’t give
extensions, but they may give an extension if I give acceptable reasons for
being late. My reasons were, initially I had a bad chest infection and
was too poorly, but I also (after I recovered) was still waiting (and still am)
for the Health Assessor’s Report. Under normal circumstances I wouldn’t bother
with this as the advice on here is that it just complicates things. However, I really
think I should see it as the Decision Maker changed some of the decisions.
As well as this, when reading through GOV.UK
'Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) it states that 'the
benefits officer that give you the original decision will reconsider it'.
I'm wondering if my original belief is wrong or
maybe they're talking about a different kind of benefit??
