PIP advice

Hi berniedevaney

Sorry to hear about the decision to end your DLA and not to award you any rate of PIP.

If you disagree with a decision you can challenge it and the first stage in doing so is to request a mandatory reconsideration. There is some good information about how to do that here: challenging decisions. You have one month from the date of the decision to request a mandatory reconsideration.

Be clear when you make your request for a mandatory reconsideration and state why you think the decision is wrong and what you think the correct decision should be. The decision maker needs to consider whether you can carry out the activities within the PIP assessment reliably. This means considering whether you can complete the activities:

·         Safely – in a manner unlikely to cause harm to themselves or to another person, either during or after completion of the activity

·         To an acceptable standard

·         Repeatedly – able to repeat the activity as often as is reasonably required

·         In a reasonable time period – no more than twice as long as the maximum period that a non-disabled person would normally take to complete that activity.

If you think they haven’t done this then be sure to point it out. It is also worth requesting copies of all the evidence they have used in making the decision. 

I hope that helps and please post back on here if you need any advice about making a challenge, it can be a difficult and stressful process but we are here to help.

Best wishes

Paul