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Originally Posted by Osem
Great news Taff. 
Just goes to show that there is a meaningful mechanism to review and correct bad decisions. |
The fact is that all these wrong decisions are costing the taxpayer a fortune (it costs a few hundred pounds for each case to go to a tribunal) and is greatly upsetting to vulnerable people and their carers.
The first stage of the appeals process is to ask for a Mandatory Reconsideration. This is where the DWP are supposed to look at the case afresh and correct any bad decisions.
However, it's been revealed that staff have been set targets to uphold the original decision. Therefore, in the majority of cases, a Mandatory Reconsideration will always uphold the original decision- a total waste of everybody's time.
However, as Taf has found, the majority of appeals are won at tribunal.
My own PIP is to be reassessed and because of the problems above, I've had to have the form completed by a lawyer specialising in benefit law.
It really shouldn't be like this.