How long after PIP awarded to do M/R?

Hi Purple Dino,
You should do a MR within a month, but if you have a good reason for it taking longer you have up to 13 months to make the request. The later it is the better the reason needs to be. But your health, particularly if it is something covered in the claim seems a pretty good reason to me.

Requesting a MR is saying 'Dear DWP, I believe that you got it wrong first time round, please will you look at it again. Love and kisses Purple Dino''. This obviously opens up the technical possibility of them giving you less. I have only heard of that happening once, and that was a very exceptional and unique case. When I am writing a MR I always start by stating which parts of the decision I agree with, don't know if that makes any difference, but it feels good to me. They always normally reply saying you agree with the awards in these sections...and then go on to say what they think about the activities you are disputing.

If they were to change your Mobility Award down, you can always appeal, and use as evidence their intial decision.

Not doing a MR now should not affect future awards, but in my experience they very often start a revision with the assumption that the previous award was correct, so you possibly give yourself a steeper hill to climb in the future. (If it applies, I will fairly often start a review submission with 'I do not agree with my previous award, but because (and give reason) I was unable to challenge it. It is therefore unsafe to rely on my previous award as a basis for this review.

Wishing you the correct award
Catherine