Do people pass MRs?

Plain

Do people pass a reconsideration decision c

steve51

Hi @Plain

Good Afternoon & Welcome.

I’m one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.

Yes we have got a number of members who are either starting to go through the process or who have finished.

Here’s some info below for you.

https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/personal-independence-payment-pip/

https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/70717/pip-mandatory-reconsideration-just-on-some-descriptors

https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/71526/pip-advice-for-everyone

Please let me know if there’s any problems with this info????

@steve51

janer1967

Hi @Plain Welcome to the community nice to have you on board.

I presume you mean are people succsful at mandatory reconsideration ? In answer to this it is roughly around 17% are successful in the decision changing. So thus is quite low compared to the success at tribunal.

It will depend on how much detail you have put in your MR and the evidence they have that would result in a different decision

Chloe_Alumni

Welcome to the community @Plain, how are you doing?

Jankins

I failed 2 MRs - one for the old ESA and one for PIP.  With the help of Citizens Advice with the paperwork, I got 2 tribunals and won both of them.

Good luck with yours.

Lou67

Morning @Plain I had previously been receiving DL standard the award ended in February, I received letter on 17th April I only received 6 points for DL so no award I received 10 points for Mobility so standard mobility, I put in my MR received word on Saturday past no change with DL but mobility changed to Enhanced I sent letters my doctor provided showing some of my records, a cpl of letters my hospital consultant had sent her, and a copy of cpl of x-rays, I’m delighted I’m now receiving Enhanced mobility, but I really believe I at least should receive another 2 points for DL so I think I’m going to take it to appeal I hope this helps, some MR can change so don’t give up hope, take care.

Fetlock

The current rate for MRs is 57% .

It hasn't been as low as 17% for a long while.

• the proportion of MRs where the award was changed (excluding withdrawn MRs) gradually increased, with some fluctuation, from 23% in January 2019 to 40% in December 2019, while the proportion where the award was unchanged decreased correspondingly from 77% to 60%
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• changes in 2019 may reflect a new operational approach where the Department began to proactively contact claimants, as appropriate, to gather additional oral and written evidence for PIP at the MR stage

the proportion of MR decisions (excluding withdrawn MRs) resulting in a change in award rose sharply between 40% in February 2020 and 44% in March 2020 to 57% in April 2020, reflecting the new operational approach as well as COVID-19 impact

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2020/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-to-april-2020#mandatory-reconsiderations-mrs

Lou67

Hi Fetlock, that’s a great % and will give people a lot more hope, as it’s always been advised that not much chance of a change at MR although I was one of the lucky ones, well I got low mobility changed to Enhanced delighted by that, going to appeal for DL but extremely grateful I’m getting a payment while I wait, thanks for the post. 

Lou67

Hi so is the % that Fetlock stated correct and it’s not 17% as had previously been advised. 

Lou67

Thankyou for taking the time to explain, with DWP it never is simple.