Pip tribunal cancelled after DWP award it a day before

pabby

Hi,
I have joined here today to ask if anyone else has experience of PIP being awarded one working day before appeal tribunal is supposed to sit?
Bit of background........ I was injured by a patient at work NHS in 2016.
lost job through ill health capabilities a year later.
I applied for PIP and wasn’t awarded it, won on appeal (standard rate PIP).
took a year for appeal to be heard and was awarded it for 2 years. So at time of appeal result had 1 year left on it.
Told I have to do a new claim for PIP as award ended in May 2019.
once again refused and mandatory appeal rejected.
tribunal date set for 11/11/19.
Had a phone call from council Benefits team ( helping with appeal) on Friday just gone saying the DWP had been in touch with them and reversed their decision.
I will now be awarded enhanced rate PIP and low rate mobility.
Im certainly not complaining, but is this usual for this too happen?
The benefits advice lady said she had never had a decision reversal so close to the tribunal date.
can anyone explain why the DWP changed its mind.
I thought once the mandatory appeal was rejected and them responding to my appeal for the court hearing, it was not looked at again.
I must add I did not submit any new evidence other than what I had put in my mandatory appeal.
Sorry, long winded question .
thanks in advance 
pabby

pollyanna1052

Well..strange indeed...but very good for you.  I`ve read about several cases, where a tribunal has been set due to MR failing and the client has been awarded before tribunal took place.

DWP must know your appeal is going to win.

poppy123456

Hi,

That's great news. It's rare for this to happen but not unknown. DWP probably decided that they weren't going to win so there was little point in the hearing going ahead. DWP probably contacted HMCTS a few days before the hearing and HMCTS decided that the award offered was correct and canceled the hearing.

zakblood

great news and a first to me, seems they made the wrong choice from the start of, and then in the end made the correct one before a Judge overturned it and it went against them anyway

Chloe_Scope

Great news @pabby! I'm sorry you still had to wait so long but I hope that is a weight off your shoulders now! 

pabby

Thanks for your replies, I’m still waiting on a letter of confirmation , maybe they will explain why they reversed the decision in that?.

mikehughescq

Hmm. My assumption is that this was an offer from DWP but instead of making it to you it was made to your representative? Offers are very common and can come the day before or even after an adjournment. If the terms if the offer aren’t 100% what you wanted it’s open to you to accept the offer; get the money into payment and then lodge a further appeal for the bits you think are wrong. 

Chloe_Scope

Have you heard from them @pabby?

pabby

Hi, no I haven’t received anything as yet, although spoke to the DWP on Friday and they said case manager? Was dealing with it and working out payment etc,
so I should receive a letter end of next month depending on how their 3rd class postage works 🤔

Julessarahthompson

We recieved a call the day of my dads tribunal from the court to say not to bother attending as the decision had been overturned and his award was being reinstated to enhanced for both for 6 years. 

Chloe_Scope

I hope you aren't waiting much longer @pabby.

pabby

Thanks for your replies.
I received the letter yesterday morning telling me the decision had been overturned but no real reason why it had been.
As previously said not in any way complaining about the decision and now have it awarded for 4 years 👍

Chloe_Scope

That's great news @pabby! Thank you for letting us know!

Adrian_Scope

Brilliant news @pabby!