Hi, I'm lauren96! Currently awaiting PIP MR decision.

lauren96

Hey I’m new on here I have been reading stories everyday just thought I’d share my story i applied for pip for mental health in September unfortunately they declined me with 0 points when I asked for my report back the assessor absolutely lied through out with knocked me back so much My sister who does everything for me has now put in for MR I’m so worried I’m still not going to be awarded anything I called today to check the process as it’s been 4 weeks they said it’s with basically nearly at the end I should hear back next week I don’t think it’s looking good has anyone been awarded pip after a MR 
lauren xx

poppy123456

Only about 27% of MR decisions change so it's likely you'll need to take it to Tribunal based on the stats. We have had some members who've had the decision changed at this stage.

MR decision timescales are anything up to about 12 weeks.

L_Volunteer

Hey @lauren96. Welcome to Scope’s forum. It is great to see you have joined us.

Thanks for already finding the courage to reach out to us. I appreciate how much courage it can take to reach out, especially when you are finding things tough and are new.

Thanks also for sharing your experience with us. I am sure your experience will be invaluable for anyone experiencing anything similar.

Good luck with hearing back next week! Is there anything, in particular, that might help things to feel more manageable for you whilst you are waiting?

Please don’t hesitate to let us know if there’s anything we can do to support you. We are all here for you and listening to you 

Cher_Alumni

And hello from me @lauren96! It's lovely to have you join us on the community. I'm glad you've been able to read stories from others in the same situation. How are you doing?

The wait for a decision on benefits can be very anxiety provoking but take it one day at a time and try to distract yourself. It sounds like there were inaccuracies in the assessors report however by submitting an MR, a new decision maker will take a look. 

If it's the case your MR is unsuccessful, try not to get disheartened. We will happily support you through the tribunal stage, if you decide that is something you'd like to pursue. 

We're all rooting for you! Let us know how you get on and feel free to explore other parts of our community

PS - I've amended the title of your thread and moved it to our PIP, DLA and AA category to help others spot it more easily.

lauren96

Awww those comments are lovely ladies it’s so disheartening I think the whole process is so horrible I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed hoping I don’t have to go to tribunal when my sister called to appeal it was like doing the assessment all over again the man asked the same questions over again which is strange I read they only go on the first assessment ? Xx

lauren96

Hi again today my sister had a call from dwp asking for my doctors contact number  and said I’ll hear from them in a few days I’m so worried what the out come is going to be this is a mr could anyone give me advice ? Is this normal ? X

poppy123456

lauren96 said:

Hi again today my sister had a call from dwp asking for my doctors contact number  and said I’ll hear from them in a few days I’m so worried what the out come is going to be this is a mr could anyone give me advice ? Is this normal ? X

What advice would you like? The may contact your GP for more information but it's rare they do this. There's nothing more you can do until a decision has been made.

lauren96

They asked if i wanted to send anymore evidence and she said I have all doctors records if you want those they said they already have them so must of contacted doctors also asked if I claimed any other benefits which I thought was strange 

Puja

Hi @lauren96
Its odd they rang her up asking for your drs phone number
cos isn’t that something you have to put on the pip form? 

Either way its a good sign that they seem to be checking with your drs my 🤞🏽 fingers are crossed for you 🙂

lauren96

Thank you so much for your positive reply
its all so off isn’t it stressing stage now as I know not many mr are successful I’ll keep you updated x

Daphne

Good luck Lauren, when I first applied for DLA about 13 years ago I was turned down and got nothing, I was so upset. A year later work colleagues asked if I was going to re-apply, I said no, but they convinced  me to try again, this time I got help filling in the forms, the lady who helped me put the same things down that I said before, only she put the information down in a slightly different way. This time I had to go for an assessment (nerve wrecking or what). Then I had a 6 week wait till I heard back from them to find out I had been awarded the highest rate for both parts for life. That really made me happy that I had reapplied, however 3 years ago I had to reapply for PIP and as I was two months off of receiving my pension, I thought they did this deliberately to refuse me PIP. This time I filled in the forms myself had an assessment which they said would last for at least an hour or a bit longer, my assessment only took 15 minutes, so I thought that's that, I'm not going to be awarded PIP, but to my surprise, a week later I was sent a letter with my award for the enhanced rate for Mobilty and Care the award is ongoing as well. So good luck, from what you have told us, you may be lucky this time

lauren96

Aww bless you thank you for commenting daphe I’m glad you got what you was entitled to I hope I’m lucky to There never enough help for people with mental health is there I’m praying it’s good news I really don’t want to go to tribunal xx 

Hannah_Alumni

Hello @lauren96

I'm so sorry you are going through such a difficult time with the process. I was happy to read you have support from your sister but wanted to say you can always speak to someone, like Mind or SHOUT, if you feel it would be beneficial.  

We are always here too If you just fancy a random chat or to vent

Tbarber47

Hi Lauren i got my mr overturned but only standard rate nothing for mobility so i was pleased as pip gave 0 points before mr but im now going to tribunal waiting gor hearing so it can be that they may award you good luck 

lauren96

Thank you ladies so much support on this group I’ll keep you all updated on any news I have xx

lauren96

Hey update my sister called today to see if there were any news they’ve stayed to there decision to refuse me pip I’m absolutely gutted I’ve now got  to go to tribunal any advise please x

poppy123456

That's not surprising as most MR decisions remain the same. You can request the Tribunal here. https://www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal all you need to do for now is give a brief reason of why you disagree with the decision, anything else can be sent at a later date.

The only downside is it could take several months. Telephone, video or appearing in person will be your best chance of a decision in your favour.