Requested my assessment report and it shows 0 points, but no decision letter yet. What should I do?

sidkab

I applied for PIP in December 2020 , had assessment in March and reassessment in April 2021 requested for my assessment report and shows zero points although I haven’t received decision letter yet to put in MR what should I do ?

janer1967

Hi there 

I think you know the answer you need to wait for decision letter and then put in mr if needed

There is advice in our pip section  on appealing a decision  which may help 

Good luck the decision may be different but they do usually go with the report 

chiarieds

Hello & welcome to the community @sidkab - once you get your decision letter, it mentions Mandatory Reconsiderations at the end. There's also some advice here: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Challenging-a-Personal-Independence-Payment-decisi/Ask-for-Mandatory-Reconsideration

Let us know when you get your decision letter, & if a Mandatory Reconsideration is in fact needed, we can advise. You could also check here to see if you could get any help with this either from Citizens Advice or Welfare Rights. Please see: https://advicelocal.uk/

sidkab

Thank you for advice @chiarieds and @janer1967
I will wait for letter to arrive but I will need help through the MR process as it’s my first time to apply for this benefit.

chiarieds

We'll certainly be pleased to offer advice @sidkab or try the advicelocal link above.

Ross_Alumni

Hello and welcome @sidkab

If you need to submit a MR, you'll have one month from the date on your decision letter to request it, although that deadline can be extended. 

I'd advise going through the assessment report and picking out where you feel as though you should have earned points, so that you can include that information in your MR to explain why the decision is wrong. If you want to see information about the descriptors and points, you can view this helpful Citizens Advice page.