I rang PIP line a couple of days ago about the status of my Mandatory reconsideration. He said a letter has been generated but I can’t see the decision ring back in a couple or days. I rang back today to be told letter has been sent on 13th May do you want me to put you through to a case manager or wait for letter? I opted to wait for the letter as have a feeling it will be a refusal of pip with 0 points and I didn’t want to get emotional on the phone to a stranger if it was bad news again. I’ve seen people usually receive a text saying they’ve been awarded pip which I haven’t.
Despite having Haemochromatosis, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression and IBS I scored 0 for everything at my initial claim. Haemochromatosis is a life long condition which is not curable and can only be managed by going for for nightly venesections where they take 1 pint of blood. I’ve had to change my hours at work to attend appointments for my treatment which is unpaid and take days off afterwards to recover unpaid (I do not get any sick pay) and to receive absolutely nothing and wait 6 months since my original claim has been putting me under huge amounts of stress. They even put in my decision letter that I manage to work full time with no adjustments! The only reason I can’t work part time is because I wouldn’t be able to afford my private rented home and have no where else to live, my partner who I live with also works full time but there’s no way we could survive on just his wage as our rent alone is over £900 a month.
I applied for pip in November 2023 and was refused in February with 0 points, sent my mandatory reconsideration in March and still waiting! Has anyone had a positive result from mandatory reconsideration without receiving a text before the decision letter? And if I am refused is it worth doing an appeal?
