Mandatory reconsideration Notice

AndrewHall

Can someone please shed a light on this. Sorry for the rants,

I have received the DWP decision today and I am baffled to what DWP is saying, namely:
1. Needing assistance to move ingredients from the fridge to worktop doesn't count 
2. Needing to wash as opposed to wipe due to religious culture doesn't count
3. Before, they said I don't use medication, now DWP is saying my medication is not strong enough. 
4. Because I walked more than 200m three times a week, this is a majority of the time .
5. Because I able to do something later, it is ok if I cannot do it when needed. 

I can see this ending in Tribunal 

I hope @Username_removed will read this

poppy123456

1/ That's correct, moving things around the kitchen doesn't count for preparing a meal.

2/ Toilet needs/incontinence, what counts is your ability to get on and off the toilet and to wipe yourself afterwards.

3/This will be one of the classic "copy and paste" Medication in itself won't get you a PIP award.

4/ If you told them you can walk 200m then they will have taken this at face value, regardless of how often you can't walk that distance.

5/ I don't understand what you mean by this. The question is can you preform the acitivities safely, repeadetly, in a reasonable time period.

calcotti

I do find it absurd that carrying items around the kitchen or carrying food to where it will be eaten is not considered as part of preparing food.

chiarieds

Is this claim about yourself, or someone else you're helping? I would have thought you understood the PIP descriptors from what you've previously said, so am a bit puzzled.

AndrewHall

poppy123456 said:

1/ That's correct, moving things around the kitchen doesn't count for preparing a meal.

2/ Toilet needs/incontinence, what counts is your ability to get on and off the toilet and to wipe yourself afterwards.

3/This will be one of the classic "copy and paste" Medication in itself won't get you a PIP award.

4/ If you told them you can walk 200m then they will have taken this at face value, regardless of how often you can't walk that distance.

5/ I don't understand what you mean by this. The question is can you preform the acitivities safely, repeadetly, in a reasonable time period.

Thanks Poppy,
In regarding no 5, DWP says "because you can bathe in the evening, you won't get points for unable to bathe in the morning due to your knee pains" 

AndrewHall

calcotti said:

I do find it absurd that carrying items around the kitchen or carrying food to where it will be eaten is not considered as part of preparing food.

Very strange indeed.    
Who is going to get 10kg of Turkey out of the freezer?

poppy123456

AndrewHall said:

poppy123456 said:

1/ That's correct, moving things around the kitchen doesn't count for preparing a meal.

2/ Toilet needs/incontinence, what counts is your ability to get on and off the toilet and to wipe yourself afterwards.

3/This will be one of the classic "copy and paste" Medication in itself won't get you a PIP award.

4/ If you told them you can walk 200m then they will have taken this at face value, regardless of how often you can't walk that distance.

5/ I don't understand what you mean by this. The question is can you preform the acitivities safely, repeadetly, in a reasonable time period.

Thanks Poppy,
In regarding no 5, DWP says "because you can bathe in the evening, you won't get points for unable to bathe in the morning due to your knee pains" 

The question is can the activity be completed at least 50% of the time over a 12 month period? 

AndrewHall

I think it is fair to say if you cannot do any activity under the relevant descriptors while waiting for the pains to be subsided because you have taken painkillers, this should be taken as you are unable to do it the whole day. In this circumstance, you should be seen as needing assistance under the relevant descriptors. 

Just my opinion 

poppy123456

AndrewHall said:

In this circumstance, you should be seen as needing assistance under the relevant descriptors.

Not at all. If an aid can be reasonably used you won't score points for needing assistance.