Mobility mandatory reconsideration

Ikonik

My husband just had his PIP renewed. He had a total knee replacement in August and is still on two crutches. He can't drive or walk more than a short distance up and down the street in front of our house. He's in constant pain. I really think he should have high rate mobility. I am not his appointee but I helped him during the review and received a letter to say I had assisted him and his renewal rate. Should we try a mandatory reconsideration?

Rachel_Scope

HI @Ikonik. Here's some information about appealing a decision https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/challenging-pip-or-other-benefits-decisions#Benefit-payments-when-appealing-a-decision-click .

The only thing to remember when doing a mandatory reconsideration is that if they look at the claim again, they could increase, decrease, or take away the award completely. One of our members may have gone through this themselves so they could give you their experience.

OverlyAnxious

Hi,

The problem here is that presumably his mobility is expected to improve over the next few months after the operation.

For PIP, the conditions must have existed for at least 3 months, and be expected to last for another 9 months.