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Going back a few pages but if you mean the assessment report did not resemble the actual assessment contents, I think this is something that happens more often than the outside world would like to believe.

I have a recording of my assessment, and when you compare the text of the assessment with what was said, there are numerous discrepancies. There are also points where you hear the assessor typing on the recording but none of the information mentioned at that point appeared on the assessment report.

And for several of my criteria it said "x reported difficulty with this - but I think they can do it fine so 0 points". The assessor never read my evidence. My decision maker read a bit of it but the decision bore zero resemblance to my case or my evidence. It doesn't help that the decision makers and MR people are mostly not the assessors, and so most decisions are made by people who have never met you. In my case everything was based on the assessment report, which was inaccurate, rather than the evidence :/

Reading comments of other claimants I feel like this happens quite often, and is one of the big reasons a lot of cases end up at tribunal. It's also the reason why the 4 points rule leaves nobody safe.

The DWP as an organisation has too much power, basically. There is no regulator. Most other bodies have regulators to ensure checks and balances, but the DWP deals with a huge number of vulnerable people and there is nobody to ensure they do it properly. Without a complete overhaul of the DWP, breaking it down and rebuilding it with these checks and balances, any policy that comes from that department is probably going to be unfit for purpose :/ Just the idea of giving such an organisation more responsibility or ability to monitor or intrude into people's lives is quite terrifying because who is there to ensure safeguarding targets are met?

my first assessment was the same . Ignored all medical evidence, my GP was stunned and said he’s never had his letter ignored before. Only letter assessor mentioned she wrote the Dr said something she didn’t. All questions she put x says she can’t do x but I say she can’t, zero points .i won low award at MR but went to tribunal for mobility . Panel plus dwp member were shocking . The disabled member even tried removing points I had . Went to upper tier where even dwp admitted they erred in law . Took two years of fighting. Now I’ll be back there again.

I'm not against immigration , but I just watched a video on facebook, a landlord rang his council because has been offered 6 year contract with his council to rehouse illegal immigrants , with an extra percentage of rent paid , and the tenants get free rent , council tax, tv licence, broadband, water, gas, electric , they are not allowed to work so they get clothes money etc and all their white goods are provided brand new .

This is grossly unfair to everyone in the UK, everyone pays more than enough for utilities, this is just a pxxx take and all while we disabled are living in anxiety and fear of losing it all .

This is not balanced .

This is so similar to my case, I am so sorry you have to go through it all again :(

My MR took two words from a seven page statement from my disability support officer at the time and ignored everything else she wrote. She was absolutely livid and told me I should be seeking legal advice if I didn't win at tribunal. I did, thankfully, but like you, the so called 'disability' expert was smug and completely ignorant of autism in real terms. She was also really rude to my parents and implied they had either spoiled me or neglected to teach me skills.

My mother is not the kind of person you say that to. LOL.

I was lucky that my review was done paper based, but I sent them my statement from my tribunal and pointed out all the errors in my original case. I don't know if it had an impact, but all they did was phone my mother (my phone advocate) and clarify some points with her before awarding me PIP.

I never feel fully like my claim is secure, though. I miss DLA so much. I felt truly independent then, and made SO MUCH progress in my life which one year of appealing PIP unfortunately eroded :/

@WhatThe, I wonder if that 'warning' about claimants (ie the implication we are all waiting to defraud the government) is actually to obfuscate the very real possibility the DWP will instruct to award fewer points in categories where claimants previously obtained 4.

My review form is due anytime now. I’m hoping for once it’s paper based. I will have to fight for 4 points now though . The backlog will be huge. I’ve actually said on here it made me wonder if during my last assessment 2 years ago the 4 point rule was in the pipeline as she steered me to certain answers for 2 points .