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Raising a second Mandatory Consideration once an Appeal has been Raised

I have applied for ESA and failed the health test with zero points, despite supplying over 100 pages of evidence of my disability. I failed the mandatory consideration too. I have now raised an appeal.
I have now read on this forum about someone who raised a second mandatory consideration. Is this possible if you have raised the appeal paperwork. I don't have a date for my appeal yet.
Here's the link
https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/34761/the-benefits-trap#cWo1PcVDVp8h2J1c.99
I have now read on this forum about someone who raised a second mandatory consideration. Is this possible if you have raised the appeal paperwork. I don't have a date for my appeal yet.
Here's the link
https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/34761/the-benefits-trap#cWo1PcVDVp8h2J1c.99
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I have moved this discussion to our Ask a Benefits Advisor category, where @BenefitsTrainingCo may be able to answer your question about a second mandatory reconsideration.
The more proactive disabled people become the more likely we are to get the message across that things needs to change...
Appeals are not always without problems looking at the posts on here with paperwork going astray, threats of DWP appealing the decisions and delaying payment so whatever you do it's a nightmare.
DWP want to keep assessing people to try to find excuses to deny them points next time. My first award was for five years based on the recommendation of the expert medic ( Atos paramedic) who assessed me. Tribunal changed this to indefinite as my condition will never improve.
The DWP can revise a decision any time before an appeal, it is not limited to a one chance only following the mandatory reconsideration request. It's just once the mandatory reconsideration has been completed you don't have a right for it to happen again, it only happens if the DWP chooses to do it. But instead you can appeal to an independent appeal tribunal of course.
David
Senior online community officer