DWP change decsion before tribunal hearing!!

JoxJox_2

I have just received a letter from the DWP , it states they have changed their decision therefore your appeal will no longer continue?

HRM LRC

is this normal????

Safetyone

Might not be normal but do they do anything normal ? It happened to me last year , Make the most of it

sheeps68

It happened to me too.

Richie-from-the-Boro

JoxJox wrote: »

I have just received a letter from the DWP , it states they have changed their decision therefore your appeal will no longer continue?

HRM LRC

is this normal????

Take it with both hands and smile, it also gets rid of the torture of going through the process. Clearly the DM or someone reviewing the DM's work has decided that on balance of probability they will lose if they go to appeal, so they have cut their losses and made the award now.

JoxJox_2

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

Clearly the DM or someone reviewing the DM's work has decided that on balance of probability they will lose if they go to appeal, so they have cut their losses and made the award now.

My thoughts exactly however while im feeling very relived and i am extremely great full i truly believe that i meet the criteria for high rate care and i believe they have kind of offered me this award 10 months into the appeal process because they believe i would win the appeal.

I am very aware that if i appeal once again against this decision i risk loosing everything but i don't feel i could live with my self if i accept this and let them win!

Im not greedy at all i am very great full for the financial help DLA offers but like i say i truly believe i am entitled to high rate care.

I am currently awaiting hip replacement surgery i am in sheer agony when trying to dress,wash my self etc and im struggling alone to do these things.

I feel personally insulted and extremely angry to read their letter that states i do not need help with such things. i know the extent of the pain and difficulties i have with self care needs and for somebody to say i don't have them just like that is hard to take in.

Im feeling mixed emotions now im very pleased they have changed the award but i feel like its still not over

i am not sure what to do next, they changed the decision with no information about me now being placed on the waiting list for hip replacement surgery i have a new report from my gp that talks about this, My heart is telling me to submit a change of circumstances due to a deterioration but with my past experiences with the DWP it would not surprise me if they decided to remove everything just for the hell of it and make me take it to appeal.

I can not stress how great full i am i always count my blessings but from the bottom of my heart In all honestly i feel black mailed right now.

JoxJox_2

one thing i would like to ask is can i get a statement of reasons without having to worry about them changing the decision again?

The state although you have some difficulty with care needs you do not need help.

Based on my consultants report that states i find it very difficulty to manage all of my care needs and based on the long letter i wrote explaining why the use of aids do not remove the difficulties and pain i would love to see a detailed reason from them explaining why they believe i do not require help.

kurgon

Lowest rate
If you need help for some of the day or you are unable to prepare a cooked main meal.
Middle rate
If you need help with personal care frequently or supervision continually throughout the day only, or help with personal care or someone to watch over you during the night only, or someone with you while you are on dialysis.
Highest rate
If you need help or supervision frequently throughout the day and during the night.

Do you need help through the night? I would also be careful as they may look at the issue of pain, and that it should be managed with pain relief. Not siputing your needs, but they may view your issues differently at a panel.

dori2o

kurgon wrote: »

Lowest rate
If you need help for some of the day or you are unable to prepare a cooked main meal.
Middle rate
If you need help with personal care frequently or supervision continually throughout the day only, or help with personal care or someone to watch over you during the night only, or someone with you while you are on dialysis.
Highest rate
If you need help or supervision frequently throughout the day and during the night.

Do you need help through the night? I would also be careful as they may look at the issue of pain, and that it should be managed with pain relief. Not siputing your needs, but they may view your issues differently at a panel.

Pain medication doesn't work for everyone. I'm on Fentanyl patches, 50microgrammes per hour (equivalent to 180mg of Morphine a day) and it only just takes the edge off the pain.

Pain medication isn't a cure to somebodies pain.

JoxJox_2

I take tramadol and naproxen (sp) while it does help im still in ALOT of pain, my hip is totally shot now im awaiting a hip replacement


i really do not know what to do, i believe i do need help day and night frequently but im not sure i can risk loosing everything again for

ali3471

i am in the same situation waighting for hip replacement and i get high rate mobility and only low rate care. i asked them to look at it again came back just the same

RazWaz

dori2o - Not everyone in pain uses pain relief though, for me the horrible side effects of the painkillers are worse then the tiny edge they take off the pain. Most of the time I can't even feel the difference after taking them so I only bother when I really don't have the energy to deal with the pain anymore and hope it helps enough.