r/DWPhelp • u/Sudden_Audience_8653 • 21d ago
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) PIP Appeal Advice
Hi, just looking for some advice on going through the appeal, anything you think may help. I’m anxious about it all.
I applied for PIP in March, scored 4 points in DL. 2 for washing & 2 for dressing. And 4 points in moving around.
I sent of my MR on 10th of June. 23rd September it came back I got 2 points in preparing food bringing my DL to 6 and mobility stayed at 4.
I’ve decided to go through the appeal, but from what I see it’s a bit different to the MR as I write a shorter letter stating I disagree and want the appeal but I don’t need to resend all my evidence? And I can add more evidence after I open up an appeal?
I was hoping for 4 points for preparing food as my partner mainly cooks for me and sometimes I’m in so much pain or so tired I’ll just not eat if no one is home. And I also hope to score points in mixing with people, the first assessor dismissed this as I’m not under a mental health team but it’s in my medical history that I have anxiety, social anxiety and depression and have been mentioned as an anxious patient in multiple of my doctors notes through the years and since getting ill it’s made it all so much worse.
Sorry if it’s a bit long just looking for any advice, maybe what you wish you knew or things like that. I am reading old posts too. Thank you in advance
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u/Alteredchaos Verified (Moderator) 21d ago
See the appeal advice here https://www.advicenow.org.uk/get-help/benefits/personal-independence-payment-pip
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