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PIP Mandatory Reconsideration timescale
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Seeking_Advice_Please said:I do not find your responses helpful, Poppy. Please stop commenting on my post, please. I have asked people who have personal experience to discuss with. If you have this, feel free to share;- otherwise, kindly stop. Thank you
But after mentioning contacting medical professionals, the premise changed. It is almost a universal experience that the assessors/DWP do not contact claimants' medical providers - in fact it is EXTREMELY unusual for them to do so, to the point that in most other threads here there will be comments of surprise on the rare occasion someone did have their medical provider contacted. poppy is widely experienced and has seen that in countless threads here (and possibly on another board, I can't quite remember) so it is entirely reasonable for her to let you know that it's rare for them to contact medical professionals at any point. If you don't find it helpful to know that for your claim and any future claims, I suppose that's that's up to you, but it doesn't change the fact the assessors and DWP routinely ignore that option when dealing with claims.4 -
I do not feel I am being unfair at all. I am looking for support in this extremely stressful situation. I found that with one person's response. I appreciated this and acknowledged how I am equally angered that PIP asked for medical contact details- only for the assessor not to contact them. It is unhelpful for someone to comment, turning the supportive conversation into a negative, by responding that it is our responsibility to supply evidence-when that is what we did do.0
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Seeking_Advice_Please said:I do not feel I am being unfair at all. I am looking for support in this extremely stressful situation. I found that with one person's response. I appreciated this and acknowledged how I am equally angered that PIP asked for medical contact details- only for the assessor not to contact them. It is unhelpful for someone to comment, turning the supportive conversation into a negative, by responding that it is our responsibility to supply evidence-when that is what we did do.
MRs sometimes result in an appropriate award and of course I hope that is the case for you, but if not I hope you'll be able to appeal and get the right decision eventually.1 -
Did you need to appeal, and if so, how long did you have to wait?0
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Seeking_Advice_Please said:Did you need to appeal, and if so, how long did you have to wait?0
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That's such a long time. I'm glad you got the right decision in the end, though. Did you have to have another phone assessment, then?
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Seeking_Advice_Please said:I do not find your responses helpful, Poppy. Please stop commenting on my post, please. I have asked people who have personal experience to discuss with. If you have this, feel free to share;- otherwise, kindly stop. Thank youI haven't done anything wrong, my last comment was simply responding to your comment that you hadn't been contacted.I realise you're looking for other peoples exact timescales but i fail to see how that can possibly help you because everyone's case will be different.I find your comment extremely rude. It's a public forum and i won't stop responding to threads because you're not happy with truthful advice, which comes from my own personal experience, as well as further extensive knowledge.Seeking_Advice_Please said:I do not feel I am being unfair at all. I am looking for support in this extremely stressful situation. I found that with one person's response. I appreciated this and acknowledged how I am equally angered that PIP asked for medical contact details- only for the assessor not to contact them. It is unhelpful for someone to comment, turning the supportive conversation into a negative, by responding that it is our responsibility to supply evidence-when that is what we did do.You won't be asked to have another telephone assessment for the MR. It's simply another decision maker looking at all your evidence again and making another decision.3
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Seeking_Advice_Please said:That's such a long time. I'm glad you got the right decision in the end, though. Did you have to have another phone assessment, then?
It used to be quite a rarity but now nearly half of MRs result in a changed award (not necessarily the *right* award for all of those, but a step in the right direction at least). It seems to me a 'prepare for the worst, hope for the best' kind of thing.1 -
Spoonie_Turtle said:Seeking_Advice_Please said:That's such a long time. I'm glad you got the right decision in the end, though. Did you have to have another phone assessment, then?
It used to be quite a rarity but now nearly half of MRs result in a changed award (not necessarily the *right* award for all of those, but a step in the right direction at least).Up until January 2022 36% of MR decisions change. Which has shown a gradual decrease since mid 2021. During the first half of Covid that number rose to more than 50%. Full details of all stats here. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-statistics-to-january-2022/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-to-january-2022That figure is still higher than it was before the pandemic.
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poppy12345 said:Spoonie_Turtle said:Seeking_Advice_Please said:That's such a long time. I'm glad you got the right decision in the end, though. Did you have to have another phone assessment, then?
It used to be quite a rarity but now nearly half of MRs result in a changed award (not necessarily the *right* award for all of those, but a step in the right direction at least).Up until January 2022 36% of MR decisions change. Which has shown a gradual decrease since mid 2021. During the first half of Covid that number rose to more than 50%. Full details of all stats here. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-statistics-to-january-2022/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-to-january-2022That figure is still higher than it was before the pandemic.0
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