Informed I'm no longer entitled to high mobility rate, waiting for tribunal
 
            
                
                    sanny                
                
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                    Hi I was awarded hug rate mobility of pip and low rate care back in 2016 due to severe arthritis in my knees.I was diagnosed with COPD in June 2017 I contacted the DWP to tell them about a change in my circumstances they sent someone out to see me then informed me I wasn’t entitled to the hug mobility rate.I asked for a mandatory review but they have stuck by the decision.My argument is arthritis doesn’t just go away                 
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            I’ve now been waiting 3month for a tribunal0
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            Hello @sanny and welcome to the community. I'm glad you found your way here.
 Now, I don't have a specific answer to your particular question, but PIP (you will not be surprised to hear) is a very big topic on the site and we have some excellent resources for you to look at and members for you to talk to.
 You're in a safe place here, and among friends. Don't be shy of talking to us.
 Because your query is very much about PIP your 'introduction' post will probably be moved shortly to a forum which is of more direct use to you. In the meantime you might like to have a look at some of the links that you can see lower down the screen. I'm going to put one of them, Talk About PIP/DLA right here for you to get started: https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/talk-about-pip-dla
 Give it a look, stay in touch, and don't hesitate to ask any questions.
 Warmest best wishes to you,
 Richard0
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            Welcome to the community @sanny!I’m sorry to hear about the problems you’ve been having with PIP. It can be really hard waiting for a tribunal, I hope you get a date for it soon! We have a lot of useful information about appealing a DWP benefits decision on our website, including some resources on tribunals. You may find the following videos helpful:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIHjSpNNbQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIHjSpNNbQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WEvbFVlQOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WEvbFVlQOcI hope this helps! Please do let us know if you have any questions. 0
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 Did they give a reason why you weren't award the Enhanced rate again? They can not reduce an award without good reason. I know Tribunal hearings have a huge backlog in all areas, so there's not much you can do about that right now. Hopefully not too long. Good luck.sanny said:Hi I was awarded hug rate mobility of pip and low rate care back in 2016 due to severe arthritis in my knees.I was diagnosed with COPD in June 2017 I contacted the DWP to tell them about a change in my circumstances they sent someone out to see me then informed me I wasn’t entitled to the hug mobility rate.I asked for a mandatory review but they have stuck by the decision.My argument is arthritis doesn’t just go away
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            I had a home interview after I told them about my COPD because I walked to my front door and back the interviewer said I was ft enough to walk 50 yards hence why they stopped my enhanced rate .As with everything else I have good days n bad days0
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            It's a favourite trick of assessors to say that because the claimant can walk a few meters then they must be able to walk up to 50m. My assessor said in her report that she watched me walk 16m to assessment room and therefore I could walk 50m. I pointed out in my appeal submission that this was a preposterous extrapolation. At the Hearing the panel questioned me about my walking distance ability and increased my mobility award from standard to enhanced.1
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            I have just received a letter from the dwp they have overturned the decision I no longer need to go to appeal.A big weight of my mind as I have mobility car which I really need as I have hospital appointments every month and the hospital is 160ml round trip thankyou for your help3
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            Thankyou I was having sleepless nights worrying about it1
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            All I can say to anyone going through the process of appeal is don’t give it up
 .I know you will feel like giving up
 but please don’t2
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