PIP report lies

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My mother had her PIP assessment recently , which I sat in with her. Due to my mums mental and physical disabilities I done most of the talking providing truthful facts. We requested a copy of the report which when we read left me socked and sick to my stomach, it’s has many inaccuracies and several lies nag that didn’t even take place at the assessment!
My mum is so distressed by it, I am too, I can’t believe the assessor added things in that are blatant lies, I would be prepare to stand in court and swear on oath these things didn’t happen. Also daily activities which she requires support and prompting with have been manipulated and worded in such a way that it reads as if she can do them without support or promoting. Additionally facts I mentioned, which a decision maker would need to make a decision with are missing.
I don’t know what to do, I know if we ask for a reconsideration the DWP will just believe what the assessor has said.
My mum is so distressed by it, I am too, I can’t believe the assessor added things in that are blatant lies, I would be prepare to stand in court and swear on oath these things didn’t happen. Also daily activities which she requires support and prompting with have been manipulated and worded in such a way that it reads as if she can do them without support or promoting. Additionally facts I mentioned, which a decision maker would need to make a decision with are missing.
I don’t know what to do, I know if we ask for a reconsideration the DWP will just believe what the assessor has said.

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If there's not enough recommended then there's no reason why you can't start to write the MR letter. Once the decision's been made your mum will have 1 month from that date to request the MR.
She should avoid mentioning any lies/contradictions that may have been told in the report because DWP/Tribunal won't be interested in any of those. You can't prove what did or didn't happen during the assessment.
All they will be interested in is where you think she should have score those points and her reasons why. Adding a couple of real life examples of what happened the last time she attempted that activity for each descriptor that applies to her will also help.
Most MR decisions do remain the same so please beware of that and she'll most likely have to take it to Tribunal.
a) Ask for the DWP to look at the decision again -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/challenge-a-decision-made-by-the-department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp
https://www.advicenow.org.uk/pip-tool
b) See if her local advice agency can help with her appeal -
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/contact-us/contact-us/
c) Some useful resources on which to base your MR -
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-system
https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/how-win-pip-appeal
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/831253/PIP-assessment-guide-part-2-the_assessment-criteria.pdf
If she had a previous award ended by this assessment and her condition has not changed, an appeal to tribunal is statistically likely to be successful.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilydugan/most-dwp-benefits-cases-which-reach-court-are-based-on-bad