autistic son, DLA to pip

helencc

Hi guys

My son is 16, 17 this year, he has gone from DLA to pip, I am his appointee.

I had sent back his forms and received a answer that said he would no long be rewarded and scored him a total of 2 points. As you can imagine I'm a little confused with this as I also had the telephone assessment.

I have rung them and asked for a mandoatiry reconsideration, I then had to have another 45 mins call being asked the same things I was asked before on the previous phone assessment and weather I agreed or disagreed , but when I asked about the one he had scored points on she said it doesn't matter it's more or less a fresh questionnaire to go to be asesed but I had to say agree or disagree?! I'm so confused and worried as he has been on dka from being roughly 3/4year old, nothings changed with him apart from his age.

What could possibly be the outcome from me asking for the m.r? Thank you. X

MW123

@helencc

Welcome to the community. I’m really sorry you’re having such a difficult time with your son’s move from DLA to PIP. It’s a stressful process at the best of times, and it’s completely understandable that you’re feeling confused.

From what you’ve said, it does sound like they carried out the MR with you over the phone when you rang. That long call, going through each part and asking whether you agreed or disagreed, is very typical of how the DWP handle an MR by phone.

The next step is for a different decision maker to look at everything together, your form, the first assessment, and everything you explained during the MR call. You will normally get a letter in a few weeks with their decision.

If they don’t change the decision, you can appeal to a tribunal, and many people do get the right outcome at that stage.

helencc

Thank you very much for your reply.

Emilee

@helencc

It is important to remember that eligibility for DLA does not automatically mean someone will be eligible for PIP. The criteria are very different, and someone can have received DLA for many years but still not meet the PIP criteria.

Before you continue your appeal, look closely at the PIP descriptors, these are the specific activities that decision-makers will use when assessing a claim. Use this to be clear on which descriptors you think your son meets, and why. This makes it much easier to explain on appeal which areas you believe were overlooked.