Pip assessment

lainey6519
lainey6519 Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
in PIP, DLA, ADP & AA

On my assessment form it said she is functionally impaired and a review in two years.Does anyone know what this means

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,491 Championing

    Hi,

    It just means the assessor recommends a 2 year award. But the decision maker doesn't have to go with that.

  • lainey6519
    lainey6519 Community Member Posts: 6 Listener

    I know it's an assesment how can you tell sorry it's all new to me I have fibromyalgia mental health asthma hypertension and abnormal cholesterol

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,491 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1155185#Comment_1155185

    Sorry, I'm not sure what the question is here.

    If you get awarded PIP, there will be an official end date showing on the letter. That's the one that matters, the two years here is only the assessors recommendation.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 9,819 Scope online community team

    Did the report say anything else @lainey6519?

    As OverlyAnxious mentioned, this is not a definite decision yet. The assessor's report is passed on to another person called the Decision Maker who decides what your PIP award will be.

    They will look at the points from your assessment report and decide what level of payment (if any) you will get for the Daily Living and Mobility categories. This can be either a standard or enhanced level payment depending on how many points you scored in the assessment. They will also decide how long it will be until they want to look at your claim again - this is the award length.

    If the assessor has recommended a 2 year award and the decision maker agrees, this would mean you won't usually need to have another PIP assessment until they review your claim in two years time.

    The decision maker will take the assessor's recommendations into account, but they may not go with them completely. You should receive a letter in the post to let you know the final decision soon.

    I hope that helps make things a little clearer but let us know if there's anything you don't understand ☺️

  • lainey6519
    lainey6519 Community Member Posts: 6 Listener

    It does but I scored zero the assessor meant with medication and adjustments it was deemed temporary x

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,491 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1155365#Comment_1155365

    If you score 0 on the decision from the decision maker, then the next step is to start a Mandatory Reconsideration. You may find it useful to get some help with that from a local advice service or similar.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 9,819 Scope online community team

    Ah I see @lainey6519. In that case, if you disagree with the result it's definitely worth considering a Mandatory Reconsideration once you get the decision letter through.

    In a Mandatory Reconsideration you can tell them why you disagree with their decisions and say where you think you should have scored points.

    Having another look through the points system might be a good place to start: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) points system. Have a look at the information further down the page about variable and fluctuating conditions as well. And the bit about 'reliably, in a timely fashion, repeatedly and safely' is very useful if your conditions change day to day.

    I agree with OverlyAnxious - getting some professional advice can be really helpful as they can often look at your claim in more depth and help you make the most of your appeal. If that's something you'd like to do, you can find a local advisor using this search tool: Turn2Us - AdviceFinder

    There's also some advice here that might be useful to you:

    Appealing a benefits decision | Disability charity Scope UK

    But it may be best to wait until you have the full decision and go from there. Hopefully it's not too long until you get your letter through.

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