New and in need of help - Autistic son awarded nothing
ishrose
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Hello. I am new to the forum, although I have been grateful of the help on the site. I have an autistic son aged 23. Today I have received the letter saying he has been awarded nothing -- no points, so I am upset and angry as they have not listened to us. I will bew glad of your support as I fight this. Thankyou. Ishbel
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Hello @ishrose Pleased to meet you welcome.
Thank you for joining and sharing.
Sorry to hear what has happened.
I am one of the team of community champions on the forum. We guide, advise and help new members.
Please can I suggest you appeal any decision . We have lots of information on appeals on our website. You will need to do a Mandatory Reconsideration. Have a look on our website will explain more to you.
Many members have been through the same experiences. Including myself.
I would also speak to CAB . They have expertise and knowledge in everything appeals.
Please if we can help with any thing please ask.
We are here to support you . You are not alone.
Please take care.
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@ishrose
Hello ishrose welcome to the forum!
I am sorry to hear about your son not getting any points. I take it this is for PIP? If so you have the right to challenge the decision, please have a look at the link below.
https://www.autism.org.uk/about/benefits-care/appeals.aspx
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Hi everyone and thanks for your replies and helpful advice. Yes it is indeed PIP - he has had DLA for 14 years and now they say he should have nothing. I will study the information. Thankyou0
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Hi @ishrose and a warm welcome to the community! I hope the answers on this thread and the other thread in the PIP section have helped. Please do let me know if there is anything else we can do to help
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Hi @steve51 I have asked for the medical report from the F2f then plan to go through the details highlighting the areas I consider. inaccurate. The report on the PIP letter contains many inaccuracies. I included medical reports but did not have letters from individuals backing up what I said. I am now thinking of getting those from the GP, education, family friends and a support worker. Is there anything else I should submit with the MR? I find that every time I go to start my mind goes blank as it is so important. Any other tips for the MR? I know it may not succeed at that level but it's another step forward. Thanks so much everyone for helping us.1
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Hi @ishrose and welcome to the Community. It is nice to meet you. I am very sorry to hear of your issues with your son's PIP and hope you get things sorted out. If we can be of any further help/support to you then please just let us know. All the best. 0
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Hi @ishrose
No probs - here is some info below for you.
https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/preparing-for-pip-assessment/
Please let me know if you want a hand going through this info????
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Circle misleading information with a red pen. My son has SB and his first assessment report was full of ****. Prepare well. There is more information here https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Challenging-a-Personal-Independence-Payment-decisi/Ask-for-Mandatory-Reconsiderationishrose said:Hi @steve51 I have asked for the medical report from the F2f then plan to go through the details highlighting the areas I consider. inaccurate. The report on the PIP letter contains many inaccuracies. I included medical reports but did not have letters from individuals backing up what I said. I am now thinking of getting those from the GP, education, family friends and a support worker. Is there anything else I should submit with the MR? I find that every time I go to start my mind goes blank as it is so important. Any other tips for the MR? I know it may not succeed at that level but it's another step forward. Thanks so much everyone for helping us.
Do you have a social worker or not? I could not literally have coped without our one.0 -
@steve51 that is very kind thankyou. I am gathering information then will start going through things so will certainly ask for help then. I am going away for a long weekend but wanted to get as much gathered as I could before then. I am hoping the report from the F2F will come soon so I can then start going through all the points.1
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