PIP Review Benefit Claim Ended Advise Needed

Adam____F

Hi All,

Back in 2018, my DLA benefit was ended and I was assessed for PIP which was unsuccessful.

I appealed the decision and thirteen months later in November 2019, I was awarded PIP.

Jump five years on and today I received my PIP review decision letter.

My PIP claim has ended and I no longer qualify for the benefit, despite suffering from Cerebral Palsy from birth.

I have already downloaded the following form if-you-disagree-with-a-decision-made-by-dwp.pdf.

From this link https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/challenge-a-decision-made-by-the-department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp

Please can someone confirm, if this is the correct page and form that needs filling out?

Also regarding medical evidence, for the tribunal stage, what should I submit for evidence?

As I submitted my entire medical history the first time around when I appealed back in 2018.

My Cerebral Palsy and health overall hasn't changed.

Back in 2018, I also got advice from the citizens advice bureau, would it be worthwhile me seeking support and advice from them again?

I have also kept all the evidence from last time around.

My for the support and advice on this it's much appreciated.

Thanks

Adam

chiarieds

Hi @Adam____F - yes, you can use that form, or you could just write a letter (putting your name & National Insurance number on each page). A Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), as this is called, is the first stage in appealing a decision, a tribunal would be the next stage after that, if needed.

Remember PIP is not about any diagnosis, but rather how your disability affects certain activities of daily living &/your mobility the majority of the time. Have a look again at the activities/descriptors that are looked at:

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/personal-independence-payment-descriptors-and-scores-april-2023.pdf

Sorry, this isn't appearing as a hyperlink, so just copy it & put it in your browser

With your MR you should say where you think you should have got points, & why, giving a couple of recent, detailed examples as to the difficulty you face for each applicable descriptor, i.e. when did it happen, where, what happened, did anyone see this, & were there any consequences to attempting/doing an activity?

Say if you can't do an activity 'reliably,' i.e. safely, to an acceptable standard, repeat as often as one would reasonably expect, or if it takes you much longer than someone without a disability. See this mentioned at the end of the link above.

If you would like any further help with your MR you can check the following link to see what's available locally. If there's a Welfare Rights Office, they would be a very good option:

https://advicelocal.uk/welfare-benefits

Adam____F

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/921456#Comment_921456

Thanks, I will look through my letter again and look through the links you provided.

poppy123456

You don't need your entire medical history. You should only send what's relevant to the PIP descriptors. If I sent my entire medical history the amount of pages would literally be huge and a lot of it wouldn't even be relevant.

You should look through it and see what's relevant and what's not. Sending multiple pieces of evidence all saying the same thing isn't helpful either. Less is very often more.

For the MR I'd also advise you to send the Tribunal decision letter with it, if you still have it.

Adam____F

Please can someone confirm if this is my Tribunal decision letter.

I have that many documents I need to make sure it the correct one.

Thanks 😊

Adam____F

The above image is from my last appeal from 2019 for context.

OverlyAnxious

I don't think that is the tribunal decision letter. That looks like the DWP's response to the tribunal.

The one you need should be headed up with HMCTS, not DWP.

poppy123456

I agree with OverlyAnxious, that's not the Tribunal decision.

chiarieds

vikki said, 'remember to also include if doing the activity at all makes you suffer afterwards/exacerbates your condition.'

Yes, these are the 'consequences' I mentioned in doing, or even attempting, any applicable activity, & could be anything from fatigue, breathlessness to an increase in pain.

PIP is above all a functional assessment of a claimant's ability to 'reliably' do the activities/descriptors that are looked at.

Adam____F

Thanks for the additional advice everyone.

I think I have found the correct document.

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Adam____F

If it the correct documentation how many pages up the decision letter?

Kev1n

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/123866/pip-review-benefit-claim-ended-advise-needed

See if your local council has a welfare rights department they off the best help, failing that you should contact the Citizens Advice and ask for someone to represent you.

Adam____F

Thanks, I have just emailed my local welfare rights department for support and advice.

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/923283#Comment_923283

That's impossible to answer because I can only see a very small amount of the letter you've linked to.

Adam____F

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/923407#Comment_923407

@poppy123456 A

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pologies, please find the complete page attached. Thanks

poppy123456

If it's the Tribunal decision letter you're looking for then that's not it.