MR PIP decision letter update 😨

Hi Gordon
We got the PA4 when they made the original decision. It was full of errors and inaccuracies which we challenged for the MR. They have made no mention of this challenge in the MR decision letter.

My son got 2 points on his switch from DLA to PIP where he had a lifetime award high both rates. He got 4 points after MR and so we went to Tribunal. I learned that nobody at any point had looked at the evidence we sent in. The DWP rep at Tribunal hadn't looked at the case either so wasn't able to challenge anything or explain DWP reasoning. He asked only if son had ever been to a football match (still don't know the relevance) Panel were far from impressed and told DWP they were wasting panel's time. Son was awarded 28 points daily living and 12 points mobility which was what I had expected.

Hi Donna

That is good to hear. There is nothing to suggest that the decision maker for the initial decision, or the MR have read any of the evidence submitted. They have not mentioned either my letter detailing the inaccuracies in the PA4 or or the supporting letter from his ADHD clinic. We also resent the original psychologist's report as they hadn't seemed to have read this when they made the original decision. The HP ( a pharmacist) had declared that there was no issue with his working memory as he had obtained a good educational standard. The psychologist's report states that his working memory is on the 13th percentile. The supporting letter from the clinic goes into some detail about his poor working memory and the impact that this has, but neither of these have been mentioned in their decision. There's no analysis of why they discarded this and I think you are right that they just haven't read it.

It is truly shocking...

Anji

Hi and well done. What a crying waste of everyone's time and public resources putting your family through this. I just re- read the thread and noticed they failed to acknowledge the faults in the PA4 you highlighted at MR, and realised this was exactly the same for autistic me.
When I've got nothing better to do, I suppose I should try contacting the National Autistic Society and pushing them to campaign directly to DWP for fair treatment of us invisibly disabled people.

In the appeal do I need to go through all the descriptors again??? Or just refer them to the substantial amount of evidence we have already sent?

I am going to query the decision making process, lack of personalisation etc in the MR notice but just wondering if it sufficient to say 'please see the information already submitted'??

Thanks - I have only till tomorrow to do this due to the lateness of the letter!!

Anji