PIP Mandatory Reconsideration

SJH20

Hi everyone. I’m my husband’s carer who suffers from COPD. I’m thinking of doing a Mandatory Reconsideration on the basis that I feel he deserves more points on the daily living than what was given him. However I need help with the wording and explaining of his issues. Has anyone gone through this successfully and can help me please? Thanks in anticipation. 

janer1967

Hi there 

If you feel you need help cobra t welfare rights or Cab 

There is no special wording required jydt go through each descriptor you think deserve more points and give a couple of real examples of what happened when he tried to do the task 

What happens,  who helod him or any aids , if he can't do it why not , can he do if safely   reliably and repeatedly.  Are there any consequences of doing  task eg fatigue,  pain , can't do it again and so on

calcotti

It is only worth doing this if you think there should be enough extra points to make a difference to the award. So if he got 8 points there is no point asking for an MR if you think there are only 2 or 3 more points to gain as this would not change the award.

SJH20

hello @woodbine, he scored 9 points for daily living but there is untruth in the managing treatment and medication and making budgeting  decisions. He scored 0 on both. I have to prompt him to take his medication, give him his dosette box which I prepare, set up his CPAP machine at night, test his blood sugar everyday with a glucometer and I deal fully with all budgeting decisions and bills payment in the household. 

SJH20

Oh and thank you for your responses. 

calcotti

So for medication you are potentially looking at 1 extra point, or possibly 4 (I'm not sure if the CPAP machine counts as a therapy, if it is point score would depend on how long you spend dealing with it).
For budgeting have a look at page 111 - 112
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/918329/pip-assessment-guide-part-2-assessment-criteria.pdf

anxiousbird

I think I’ve read somewhere that any needs during the night time are not considered for PIP. So CPAP wouldn’t count. I myself have trouble sleeping (sort of similar to sleep apneoa) so I looked it up when I was first applying for PIP. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can shed some light on it. 

calcotti

anxiousbird said:

I think I’ve read somewhere that any needs during the night time are not considered for PIP. 

I don't know where you would have got that from. Unlike DLA or AA it doesn't look at night time needs separately but that doesn't mean they are ignored.