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Hi to all
A few months ago i went for my assessment to shift me from DLA to PIP. The outcome was from higher rate DLA to standard rate on both components.
I was very upset at this outcome as I was facing many issues.
This forum helped me gain some confidence in fighting back and not allowing the flawed system to drive us down.
Yesterday my mandatory reconsideration came through and they have awarded me the enhanced rate!
When i appealed against the original decision, i went through each point and addressed each point with why it was incorrect. The main point i stressed was that at no point was an assessment made on my body movements by the assessor as she realised it was very difficult but a full report was done on my angles of bending streching etc!
I can only stress to all those going through the same issue and other issues which affect us, to use this forum and its wonderful and informative members to help them through. 10 weeks of daily stress and uncertainity, i have finally found some comfort.
Thank you all those who responded to my last post and paved a way to help me.
I wish everybody the best of health, wealth and happiness always and working as a team we can overcome theses obstacles.
God Bless
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That’s great news!
Good to hear Jim, and your kind words and experiences will in turn comfort others and even if one person has a better day because of it makes the difference,
Very well done Jim,pretty rare to get a decision overturned at the mandatory reconsideration stage.From my personal experience I thought all replies went straight from their postbox to the shredder!
Glad to hear mate. I had to go to appeal. I did have a DLA reconsideration success back in 2012 that took 32 days, just long enough for me to lose my Motability car at the time.
Well done Jim.
You did exactly the right thing on picking the assessment report to bits and going into detail in your MR.
Great result. Now you can share your knowledge to help and encourage others to fight.
Joss
Current car: BMW X2 sDrive 20i M Sport 5dr Step Auto In metallic Portimão Blue. 04:10:2025
Previous car:Peugeot 308 GT Premium 1.2 Pure tech Petrol.All good in the hood Jim ??
now you can concentrate on what’s important… Yourself ??
Well done Jim – terrific news!
I have yet to receive my DLA to PIP forms & go through the dreaded process. It’s something I think about every day of my life – each time I get in my car infact. I’m getting stressed while trying not to get stressed lol !!
When the time comes – this forum will be my first port of call. Well chuffed for you Jim & every one else that has won what is rightfully theirs and a regained a little dignity.
Sorry people but this is going to be a long post. ?
Hi Jim
It’s a great weight of your shoulders isn’t it getting that good news paperwork and like you I never had anyone look at the way I try to walk and with my assessor he asked me to stand, seen I was unstable and told to sit down again. That was it.
Even the Judge and Doctor at my tribunal told me not to demonstrate the way I try to walk and this was after telling them I find it hard to put into the words how I try to walk but ended up, because my arm is the same as my leg, showing what happens if I try to use my left hand or arm by trying to lift a plastic disposable cup that was on the desk in front of me and just how that causes fatigue just trying and its the same effect trying to put a foot forward.
HI Mikey
I agree it does seem like the DWP are chucking all your letters in the bin or just putting them in the back of a filing cabinet but one thing I would say after going through the tribunal system is to keep the letters going to the DWP once you’ve told them your going to tribunal telling them where they have failed because every last word you put down in writing, including everything the DWP has said, up until the tribunal date is set, and even after, will be read by the Judge and Doctor and it’s the doctor who knows about the condition you may have so is able to cross reference anything you have said and the judge is the person who see your sincerity.
An example of this would be like I mentioned in another thread here about is where they raised my care allowance but reduced my mobility allowance and I asked the DWP would they care to explain why that is because the DWP are implying I need extra help at home to get dressed, make meals etc but when I step out the front door I don’t need any assistance at all.
Another example is I sent a photo copy of a letter of support from my own Doctor (after MR) and unknown to me the DWP had rubber stamp it with the words “unintelligible” across the letter because it was a tiny bit fuzzy after going through my scanner but I know this because the appeals court were sending me everything they were getting from DWP and the courts told the DWP to send the letter to the courts again without the rubber stamp because what was written in the letter was perfectly understandable.
That’s just a couple of instance and there were a few more with cross references to what I said, what I thought the assessor had said and even down to misunderstanding what I was being asked at the time.
So keep the letters going, some of mine were sent recorded delivery too just to make sure they could not use the “we did not receive it” line but one other thing to keep in mind, while they increased my care allowance from middle rate to higher rate before appeal that could of course backfire because the DWP or the Tribunal can revoke that award but you know when you’ve been done up like a Kipper and you are willing to fight to the end but unfortunately some aren’t willing or able to fight and that’s a sad fact.
Sorry but I did warn this would be long. ?
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