Lies at PIP assessment - what now?

vera13867

i was on esa,had an assessment in january and had my money stopped in february. appealed decision and went to tribunal, lost appeal.  was told to  apply for pip. i have depression and anxiety. had an assessment on 7th november and have now been told am not getting pip. i dont go out and am very jumpy at slightest thing, i dont go into town as i dont like crowds of people and get very anxious. lady at assessment said in report that i was not nervous at assessment. i had a fidget cube with me and my mother in law and was a bag of nerves, how can they get away with saying these lies. i am teriffied that i am going to be forced to go back to work as i dont feel confident enough.

CockneyRebel

Hello Vera and welcome

Unfortunately yours is not an uncommon tale

With regard to PIP, it is important to understand the points system, descriptors and the criteria for an award. A good starting place is the B&W self test

http://www.mybenefitsandwork.co.uk/pip/indexxx.php

When you have taken the test it is then necessary to ask for a mandatory reconsideration within a month of the date of your decision letter

There is lots of info on this site so please have a look round and come back with your questions or help you need

CR

Lucas83

You are entitled to have someone who knows about your condition doing the assessment and if they don’t, you can appeal on that basis alone

Lucas83

Someone I know had their PIP assessment meeting rescheduled because they requested someone who had knowledge of their condition and it was accepted at the time it would have been grounds for appeal if the meeting had gone ahead. If your GP didn’t know about your condition, you would go and see a specialist who did, you wouldn’t just rely and their very limited knowledge 

Lucas83

I’m not here to convince you, I can only speak from my own experience.

Pippa_Alumni

Hi @vera13867, and welcome to the community!

As CR says, it might be beneficial to consider a mandatory reconsideration. If you do decide to go ahead with this and need some advice, just come back to us with any questions you have. It may seem daunting, but we have plenty of friendly community members and advisors who are here to support you.

vera13867

Thank you all so much for your advice. I have decided to go for a mandatory reconsideration.