Telephone Tribunal: Experience I had

Hi everyone,

so I haven’t posted on here in months life was just getting me down a bit to be honest! I hope everyone is well.

Anyway; as I had my telephone tribunal last week I wanted to take the opportunity to put down some key points in case anyone else in a similar situation may find it useful.

First; the tribunal clearly explain things over the phone and take time to explain their questions (obviously it depends on the people there) but as I can sometimes misunderstand things; I found this very calming and put me at ease.

When answering questions they gave me time to think and asked single follow up questions to help their understanding of my conditions.

The end result was a clearly explained process that was facilitated and supported by 3 individuals who wanted to understand things better.

At the end of the tribunal I was awarded standard daily living and enhanced mobility; again this was clearly explained as a what happens next to me.

I know this is 1 persons experience of the process with 3 individuals but as someone who has anxiety; I felt wrecked with worry beforehand and read news things saying how bad they were (which furthered my anxiety about it) and I also felt I was going to be challenged about knowing the appeal pack inside out; these feelings of mine were misplaced as they were so understanding of my issues and very much weren’t there to catch me out.

Advice I would give is to stick it out and not to be put off. It’s normal to have anxiety about it and I’m more then happy to answer any questions if anyone has any.

Best to all,

Kian