PIP Assesment - Report is all wrong
Hi i just wondered if anyone had experienced the same thing when you had your assesment for pip alot of well nearly all of it was all wrong and i didnt even say as if the person doing the assesment hadnt listened to what i said and made up a whole report of what she thought i wondered what the next step was for you and what the outcome was is it worth appealing im so streesed out i have alot going on with my health and this just all adds to it sorry for the rant im just at my wits end thanks very much
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Hi @user31, I'm sorry you've had that experience. I've seen a few members here mention how the report didn't match what they'd actually said so hopefully they'll see this and share their experience.
A lot of people end up having to appeal the decision, I ended up at tribunal before I was awarded. I can understand the stress of going through it all but I would say it's worth trying if you're able to. Here's some information about appealing
Do you have enough support at home?
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can you ask to record the assessment
Please advise
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@ Rachael_scope thank you so much for the advice i didnt know if it was something that happened to anyone else i can post some more information on here and see if people had the same experience as me
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@saj26 yes you can record the assessment as long as you ask beforehand. Here is some information:
Recording your assessment
It might be useful to make a recording of your assessment in case you need to challenge the decision.
If your assessment is face to face or over the phone, you and the assessor can both make an audio recording. You can’t make a video recording.
You’ll need to ask if it can be recorded - you should phone the assessor as soon as possible before your assessment.
You’ll need to agree you’ll only use the recording for certain things - the assessor will ask you to sign a form or verbally agree to this.
The assessor will send their recording to you after your assessment.
If the assessor refuses to record it or tells you not to record it, you can complain to your assessment provider.
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is this procedure according to the law
Is there any other ways to protect your assessment from getting twisted?
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@user31, thanks for sharing your report. Have you looked through all the PIP descriptors? It's good to be familiar with them so you can answer them as best you can. .
That report feels very familiar to me and I understand how awful it feels when they say that you are capable of doing things when you're not.
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i know mostly all of what i said wasnt even put in there and i didnt even say i could do all those things i carnt get out of bed most days as im in so much pain thanks for your help ill have a look into it
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Let us know how you get on @user31. We're always here to answer more questions or offer support.
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Thank you very much
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Hi, you’re definitely not alone in this – a lot of people find their PIP assessment report doesn’t reflect what they’ve actually said, so please don’t feel like it’s just you.
The most important thing is not to panic. Easier said than done I suppose.
Anyway the next step is to wait for your decision letter. Once you have that, you can request a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), which is the first stage of challenging the decision.
If the MR doesn’t change the decision, you can then appeal to a tribunal – and a lot of people are successful at that stage.
It might also help to contact organisations like Citizens Advice as they can support you through the process.
I know it’s really stressful, especially when you’ve got a lot going on already, but you do have options and many people do get the decision changed. Take it one step at a time – you’re doing the right thing by asking for advice. Good luck and keep us updated.
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Thankyou so much i really do appreciate it i will be defintely taking your advice and i will keep you and the others updated thankyou again for your kind words l means alot spk soon
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Oh yes happened to me wrote on here many at time it made me more ill scared then mad ! Ask for MR and go through report highlight all inaccurate accounts and correct them with your truth i basically let them know she lied through out my report back all this up if you have doctors letters notes ect if you have any support from family friends ect its very stressful but you come this far i wish you all the luck
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thankyou catherine apprecite your help its terrible isnt it i just couldnt believe it when i got the report back
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Its the worst i will never forget opening the report i read it and my body went into shock i know its easy for me to say but when you do MR find your inner strenght and write every detail from morning to night its the disbelif i read over and over its very upsetting hopefully you get the fire in your stomach and say no i will not allow you to do this to me gather all paperwork again and start bullet pointing ask for MR and prepare they rely on you not taking it futher sorry im not telling you what to do just what i did and i stated clearly to them on phone and MR that she lied
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i completely agree with you , you just carnt get over the fact that they lied and put all these things in there thank you for your advice i will be writing down everything
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so glad you got it and won you deserve it and im sorry you had to go through all that to its so upsetting
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And you will to it is very demorlising i really dont know how they live with themselves i could never do that majority of people have so much evidence as well you have to really avocatr for yourself and thats tough when dealing with health as well you can get sars form from doctors free has diagnois and all appointments you attended if you have support from family they can write your struggles it will take a while to come down from this but for me my anger took hold whicj was good because i wasnt scarex at that point im sending strenght to you keep us updated
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i will do thank you so much
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