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Well, I've got that out of the way for now, so here are some tips and recommendations from me: Government's own guide to benefit appeals is quite useful (plus you'll need it to start your appeal anyway): https://www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision The DWP produces assessment guides: Part 1 goes...

Thank you everyone for your support thus far. I may come back and pick up on individual bits of your posts when I'm not supposed to be working (ahem!), but one thing I will say now is that I *have* found this site extremely helpful, both the PDF file and the website itself...

Less than 24 hours of being registered as a member, and I've already been awarded a Trophy! Anyway, that wasn't why I signed up: I joined here to ask if anyone had any pointers in relation to how to deal with a PIP appeal, since my caree has just had her mandatory reconsideration rejected...

Just caught it repeated on BBC News channel. It includes the following: Nearly ¾ of claimants win their cases on appeal A patient with MS got 0 points and was told she had no mobility issues, despite really being able to go out only using a mobility scooter. Her tribunal was arranged almost...

If you didn't catch the 10 O'clock News tonight (and possibly the 6 pm one too) and can catch up with it (I think news is only available on iPlayer for up to 24 hours?), you might be interested to see the report on PIP, incorrect PIP decisions and the backlog of appeals resulting from it. More...

This is what worries me - and I'm going to have to face it in due course.

Ah. If true, that would explain why my caree's MR decision stated that she had claimed for virtually everything, rather than just the mobility and food preparation she had actually claimed for!