PIP awarded for living allowance not mobility

S

I agree with BIS that the toilet is an aid but that does not mean that you cannot meet the "assistance" requirement for other reasons.

Gordon

Hi Sana

Try not to put pressure on yourself—I know that's easier said than done—but sometimes, however hard you try with this system, you won't get the outcome you're hoping for. I'm not trying to depress you, but that's the reality. You were unlucky to have your daily living downgraded when you challenged the mobility component, and that's unusual.

You will now have to challenge both parts in your appeal if you want the daily living to be restored to the first score and be awarded mobility. That's why I hope that you have got your PA4. You need to see what the assessor wrote on the original assessment report - which the decision maker must have agreed with, and then when you've put in an MR - they've reversed the daily living. I wouldn't advise you to just say you agree with what the original assessor says - without seeing a copy of the report.

Although you have to put in for an Appeal within one month of the date on the decision letter - and you have to say what you're appealing against - you are allowed to submit additional information up to two weeks before your Tribunal case takes place. So you can always challenge more later if you are not ready now. The important bit is to register online that you are appealing the decision.

BIS