Phone call from decision maker - PIP

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bastro

As the title suggests I had a phone call from a pip decision maker this morning regarding my MR (scored 0 points), I had asked for the decision maker to call me to get the information since my writing is poor, but the person I spoke to when I requested the MR said it wouldn't be possible, so I'm surprised I got a call at all. On the call she asked all the questions from the form and took down what I was saying, I actually repeated exactly what I said near enough to what I had said in the assessment. 

Would this mean that she is now likely to side with the original decision more based on the fact I have said the same thing essentially?

Prior to the end of the call she also said that if the decision she makes today isn't the decision I want, I can request another MR prior to going to appeal, is this correct?

Personally I'm not going to get my hopes up despite her sounding quite nice, since I know occasionally they do mislead people that way, and I've been trying for PIP since DLA ended, just this time it's the first time I've spoken to a decision maker myself, so I'm familiar with the system a little bit. 

poppy123456

They do sometimes ring people before making a decision, it doesn't mean anything other than they rang you.

If the MR decision remains the same, no you can't request another MR. After this it's Tribunal.

You said you've tried claiming PIP previously? Did you take it to Tribunal? To constantly reapply using the same evidence you previously used will likely see constant refusals.

Have you got some expert advice to check that you qualify? Start here for this. https://advicelocal.uk/