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offer before tribunal

HI
My wife has been on the DLA since the early 2000's with the higher rate mobility allowance and recently we have been through the whole PIP process which resulted on her not being awarded anything so we went to the tribunal where they said they wanted to see from the DWP the reasons why she was originally awarded the allowance. Today we received a call making an offer of the lower rate for the care and mobility sections which though offering a similar amount of money would mean losing the automatic right to having the Blue badge which is my wife main concern. I see from some discussions her from last year that this maybe a sort of ploy by the DWP as they think that the ruling will go against them at the tribunal but from my understanding if we don't accept this and do go the the tribunal and they don't rule in our favour we could lose everything. Any advice please
My wife has been on the DLA since the early 2000's with the higher rate mobility allowance and recently we have been through the whole PIP process which resulted on her not being awarded anything so we went to the tribunal where they said they wanted to see from the DWP the reasons why she was originally awarded the allowance. Today we received a call making an offer of the lower rate for the care and mobility sections which though offering a similar amount of money would mean losing the automatic right to having the Blue badge which is my wife main concern. I see from some discussions her from last year that this maybe a sort of ploy by the DWP as they think that the ruling will go against them at the tribunal but from my understanding if we don't accept this and do go the the tribunal and they don't rule in our favour we could lose everything. Any advice please
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Also was talk on rightsnet about the DWP considering making offers to the tribunal as a compromise ruling, I dont know what happened about that as the discussion stopped dead.
ON the cases raised on rightsnet every claimant accepted the DWP deal so its an unknown if those would have been won, but the rep's were disappointed as they considered the cases to be strong.
Also the offers were for a 3 year review period.
Sorry thats the only information I have.
However in my view if the DWP are making these offers, it suggests they believe there is a moderate chance or higher for an enhanced award. Otherwise it makes no sense for them to make these offers.
@viramati You can still carry on the Appeal? But.
I have mentioned here a few times the DWP are and have giving been giving 10 year Ongoing PIP awards for standard rates too now.
My reckoning the DWP is taking this approach is in fact cost cutting, and if claimants does have a standard award for say DL, Mobility, and then getting an Ongoing award why I see this and does so the DWP, their way of thinking is they the claimant won't do a MR or Appeal.
Thus saving money maybe in the long run.
As many will know if you do a MR you could end up loosing the lot. Basically it's a game of chance.
I've suspected for a long time, and read many others having standard rates and getting an Ongoing award.
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Mandatory reconsideration
I created one of the campaign election video for Labour, and Jeremy Corbyn,
This is a new version of Emeli Sande, Hope "You Are Not Alone
You can see the video here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5o8hRHh9IY
Internal DWP guidelines for DM's suggest ongoing should only be for enhanced/enhanced for people of working age, I assume because otherwise if someone's condition gets worse they wouldnt be upgraded on review. So this would suggest a change of policy if they offering ongoing for a standard award.
Also you can get a blue badge without these points, I have had a blue badge for several years whilst getting no form of PIP at all. I just applied for it directly from the council.