Going to tribunal for PIP - Citizens Advice?

Hello,
I failed a PIP review in January and then failed the MR in April. I contacted Citizens Advice and they've given me an appointment for early June. I would have liked to have the appeal submitted before then.
Can anyone tell me if Citizens Advice will have anything useful to say that I can't, or have not already, found out online? Is it worth keeping this appointment?
Can a Citizens Advice staff member act as my representative at the tribunal?
Cheers
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Hi @Commanded2bwell - have you tried to find a Welfare Rights Office near you? Please see: choosing 'Welfare Benefits' from the drop down menu. If you could get a Welfare Rights Officer to represent you with your Tribunal appeal that would be a better option, as I'm not sure Citizens Advice have that capacity.
I believe otherwise that you could successfully appeal yourself. As the Tribunal are totally separate from the DWP they will listen to you. Just ensure you opt for an 'in person' hearing, which can be by a phone/video call. The success rate of these is about 70%, whereas those just otherwise done on info they have, a paper-based assessment, is very low at about 5-8 %.
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