Making an appeal for PIP

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blossumlou
blossumlou Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
Hi Im making an appeal for PIP on behalf of my husband who had a stroke 18 months ago but has been awarded 0 points across the board.  A lot of his issues are hidden and hard to demonstrate.  We now have some futher letters from the stroke coordinator etc. Citizens advice have now helped us and are amazed he has been awarded no points but he can perform well in interviews if Im there which is the problem and pretends all is ok. 0 points due to 3 words taken out of context in a discharge letter and used across all descriptors.
Can I ask if i (as my husbands carer) am allowed to attend the tribunal and speak (I wasnt allowed to talk at the assessment as the assessor kept telling me to be quiet).
Thankyou
Louise

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited September 2018
    HI,

    No, you won't be able to speak for him during the Tribunal hearing. He will have to speak for himself and tell them how his conditions affect him. They may ask you at the end if there's anything you want to add, but this doesn't always happen. You can attend the hearing with him.

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