Mandatory reconsideration

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Hello,

I am 20 years old and have been struggling with my mental health and other disabilities such as, ADHD, anxiety, agoraphobia and awaiting an autism test since 2023. 

Around 2022 I got 0 points for both daily living and mobility due to an unhelpful assessor and me and my mum were not informed about the procedure and how it was about the majority of days. We appealed and went all the way to an online tribunal and was awarded 8 points daily living and 10 points mobility pip, at the time I believed this was fair as I was just about doing 2 days at college a week with my mum taking me.

In my review decision letter today I was awarded 11 points daily living and 10 points mobility, I believe both to be incorrect as I was awarded 2 points for being able engage with other people with prompting, I will not engage with anyone by myself ever.i will only engage with people while I’m with my mother because my mum knows 100% of my problems and I feel I can breathe and not have to worry about leaving abruptly or lashing out when my mum can explain what I can’t.

The 10 points I got for mobility were for “cannot  undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant”. While I can slightly understand this descriptor being applied because most if not all journeys do cause me distress,  the majority of time it would be “overwhelming psychological distress” is the times I was out by myself and have put myself in danger by running across roads straight home because of how trapped I felt or getting lost because I have been in unfamiliar areas and my mum having to find me.

I believe the descriptor “Cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid.” Applies to me as I only go out when my mother is available to be with me other than walking my dog sparsely and she is much more than emotional support as she is there for navigational support as I get overwhelmed when I get lost and reassurance when I’m feeling trapped in traffic or social situations. She also waited outside for me to finish when I was in college so I know I can get home quickly if I’m sick.

Since 2022 my mothers physical health has deteriorated and this has been a main contributor to the overwhelming psychological distress I suffer from when i am undertaking a journey as i know she may not always be able to be with me as she will be in pain and I don’t like putting here through it, because of this on the majority of days I will not leave the house due to overwhelming psychological distress stemming from my mother being unwell.

I have been informed I should explain a theoretical scenario to the DWP that explains if my mother was available 100% of the time without injury I would be able to leave the house with her on the majority of days due to no obstructions.

I can support this by linking times my mother had been better for a short period of time throughout my childhood and I could leave the house with her and the times she suffered was the times I also struggled.

is this the right way to go about it by explaining a theoretical scenario that my distress is and has been negated by my mother being in a good condition.any help would be massively appreciated.