We've been through the assessment Sludge.
The next one is in 2029!
That is why we had the mandatory reconsideration, because the woman who did it only gave her 10 points and standard benefit rate rather than the 12 points for the enhanced rate (they gave here the full 12 mobility, she could only walk a couple of yards at the assessment).
The mandatory reconsideration gave her the extra 2 points so she now gets full PIP. Should never have gone that far as she should have got at least 30 points by my reckoning as some of the assessment comments are a nonsense. The council and care agency care plans both clearly qualify her for extra points under the Departments own guidelines to assessors but the assessment and mandatory reconsideration both ignored this. Still 12 points is enough,but she would have had a clear case at a Tribunal if it had come to it.
It's only one form by the way although I had to write a page of notes for the mandatory reconsideration.
And as I said Labour opened the door when they brought in more testing for the ESA.
You kindly mentioned before that you knew someone who could help if we had problems and I was going to ask if she had had to go to appeal.
Luckily turned out OK in the end.
Thank you anyway.
Apologise for calling you a fool incidentally
Regards Elwood