DWP mistake in black and white!

Alice_Holt

GlasweJen wrote: »

You'll breeze through a tribunal with evidence like that to be fair.

Certainly on the few occasions this has occurred at my local CAB, the client(s) have had their original assessment reinstated by the tribunal.

But it's worth preparing thoroughly for the hearing:
- debunking the decision makers reasons for overriding the assessor;
- writing a clear submission to the TS with full details of your walking abilities, distance before needing to stop due to pain / discomfort, time before needing to stop, frequency, help needed, examples, time needed to recover before able to start to walk again, the after effects of walking, etc ;
- sending the TS compelling evidence;
- following the guidance in that appeal guide link.

It's also worth going carefully though the evidence bundle to identify any inconsistencies in the DWP DM stance.

Sometimes such a strong submission can be constructed, that the tribunal panel will make a decision on the papers alone, and the client does not need to attend to give their verbal evidence.

If the OP does need to attend then the advice in the guide to have written notes and examples with them to talk to the tribunal about is very important. The panel need the complete picture to make the right decision.
For walking it is also very important at the hearing to understand the relationship between distance and time, and to be consistent in your replies. For a very slow walker c. 30 seconds walking will be equivalent to about 20 metres covered.
https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/34299/pip-walking-times-rather-than-distances

$izzle$

I'm sorry it has taken so long to update you, but nothing happened until yesterday.
That is when the brown envelope came through the letterbox with the news that the DWP have reinstated my high rate mobility and the appeal has been cancelled.
I am more than delighted as losing my Motorbility vehicle would have been totally life-changing.

calcotti

Congratulations.

$izzle$

Thank you Calcotti and to everyone for their input.
It is always worth taking it all the way if you believe the DWP’s decision to be wrong.

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