Appeal question

Sad77

hello everyone

i applied for pip but only received 6 points for Daily living

and 4 for mobility

I did a MR and provided further evidence and after speaking to a Decision maker confirmed that it still remains unchanged.

He himself may have not been the original decision maker and said do an appeal and suggested that i may have more chance and said iam not far off from getting the award..

Can i get some help to do an appeal and is there any cost.

Upon doing an appeal how long does it take?

Thanks

Sadie

SheffieldMan1976

It varies by area, some times it can be a week or 2, some times you can be waiting months.

OverlyAnxious

Hi,

You can start the Tribunal Appeal online now - Appeal a benefit decision: Submit your appeal - GOV.UK

There is no cost to doing it. If you would like some help, you can ask at your local Citizens Advice or Disability Advice services if there are any nearby.

Most appeals take many months, it is not a quick process. Sometime the DWP will contact you again before the tribunal to offer you an award.

Sad77

Thankyou guys , it seems that The citizens advice bureau have a 8 week waiting … any other charity organistaion , want 20% - 30% of the backdated payment if an award was successful,,, considering if i was successful iam in so much debt i simply couldnt afford to.

But thankyou

Santosha12

Hello @Sad77,

If you rent your home through a Housing Association, they often have a Money & Benefits team (mine helped with my PIP tribunal in 2023-2024).

If you do not rent it's worth looking at your local council's website who often have similar support, it may be called something different like 'Financial Welfare' or 'Cost of Living'. I'm not sure the council can help with the PIP application/Appeal itself though. They may be able to help with a household support payment too or at least tell you when it will be open for applications.

Finally, the 'Benefits & Work' website is very useful in helping to prepare for an appeal/Tribunal, if needed. For fuller, more comprehensive information it is c 20.00 for a years membership.

Whatever you send to the Tribunal you can add to it (I added c 220 pages over the 14 months it took to get to Tribunal) so it might still be worth getting the CAB's input, even if there's a wait for that.

Best wishes and I hope you can find the right help to appeal.

OverlyAnxious

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1124852#Comment_1124852

Hi,

If you don't have access to the services in the post above, I would recommend starting your appeal online asap to get the ball rolling, and booking the CAB for 8 weeks time to help further.

Personally I did my own without any professional help - but with advice from this forum, and succeeded. So it is possible without any professional help if you feel up to it.

Rachel_Scope

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1124852#Comment_1124852

Hi @Sad77, are you able to tell us which charity organisations are asking for a percentage of your backdated payments please?

There's lots of information here that may be useful https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/challenging-pip-or-other-benefits-decisions . My mum was able to get help with her appeal forms from a local organisation. Have you looked at smaller charities or organisations local to you that may have shorter waiting times?

Sad77

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Disability support project

Sad77