Son been turned down for PIP

Doodlesmom

Hi there, my son has been receiving DLA for several years so when he turned 16 he had to go for an assessment and he was refused PIP, we didn't bother appealing as my son was too upset and didn't want to at the time, but he is proper struggling since leaving school, can we reapply and what tips can you give as I'm really concerned he will be turned down again, he has autism and a sound disorder but he only scored 2 points and I'm baffled at where they could turn him down when it's obvious to see he has every day struggles that most kids don't have!

Catherine21

They do this alot happened to me do an MR you can ask for SARS from doctors going back years that's all medical history as you support your son you can write a letter of his daily struggles what I did was everything they said I could do I bullet pointed and told them how I struggle from morning to night because I'm sure it's someone different who looks at MR they lied on my report she twisted everything so I made sure of writing that she lied and told them how sick it made me goodluck don't be intimated your son deserves pip goodluck

Catherine21

Oh sorry just seen you didn't go ahead with MR yes I'm sure you can reapply definitely do that just get as much evidence as you can I heard CAB g

Lauren29

I would encourage you to reapply and to get support from an advice agency such as Citizens Advice or Welfare Rights. You may want to look at the information on the National Autistic Society website which has information on completing a PIP form.

Rosie_Scope

Hi @Doodlesmom, welcome to the community. Sorry to hear how upset your son was after the last PIP decision, it can be a really rough process for some people.

The appeals process is frustrating but it's well worth sticking it out. Awful as it is to fight for it, many more people have success at Tribunal level and get the result they're looking for eventually.

If you're looking to apply again, one thing that other members have said helped them was to provide plenty of real world examples of how your son's conditions affect his ability to undertake the activities in the PIP descriptors. If your son would struggle to do one of the descriptor activities, try to find an example for what happened in the past and write things down in detail, like what the consequences were and whether anyone witnessed it. Try to give as much detail as you can for each descriptor that applies to your son and back it up with examples as evidence.

The descriptors are here if you'd like to read through them:

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) activities, descriptors and points | Advicenow

I hope he has a better time of it should you apply again. Lots of our members have been through the process so if you have more questions please feel free to ask!