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tarmac
tarmac Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
I am helping a family member with their PIP review, which has come around after 5 years. He had to go to tribunal to get a successful outcome last time. The questionnaire this time revolves around "has anything changed in X" for all the various sections. This implies that, should the circumstances be broadly the same, the outcome should be the same (clearly we are realistic about that assumption!) My question for anyone with any experience on the topic - does the response to this set of question get compared to the outcome of the original assessment, or the tribunal that followed... thanks :)

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You need to treat it as a new claim and make sure you include as much detail as possible without telling their life story. You should also include a couple of real world incidents of exactly what happened the last time they attempted each descriptor that applies to them. Adding detailed information such as where they were, what exactly happened, did anyone see it and what the consequences were.

  • tarmac
    tarmac Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    poppy123456 said:
    You need to treat it as a new claim and make sure you include as much detail as possible without telling their life story. You should also include a couple of real world incidents of exactly what happened the last time they attempted each descriptor that applies to them. Adding detailed information such as where they were, what exactly happened, did anyone see it and what the consequences were.

    interestingly the form is way shorter than the original claim form. Guess we're going to have to write smaller... thank you:)
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Yes, but this shouldn't affect how much information you tell them. There's never enough of space on any form so you'll need to use extra sheets of paper for all the information.
    For the real world incidents i mentioned above you should aim for at least half and A4 side of paper per descriptor that applies to them.
    Remember that their current award was from a Tribunal so if they treat this claim the same way they did that last time then they could be starting the process of MR and Tribunal again this time.
    Make sure you put their name and NI number on everything you send.

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