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Wait until you have had a decision back from the DWP, if you're not happy with the result, phone them and ask for a copy of the assessors report. Everything that went on in the assessment should be there for you to check if there's anything amiss.

Get a copy for future reference even if the outcome was a good one.

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It's based on what the nurse said - from the link

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The assessor would still have ONLY been reporting what the claimant said and NOTHING more. There has to be some other indicators or proof that the claims are true, because they are things ANYBODY can say. There are matching sections in the report where the assessor has to justify what they are saying. If they are unable to properly do that, then they are pulled up on it by the audit process. The audit process works BOTH ways. If an assessor is seen to be too harsh or is not applying the rules properly, then that can also be highlighted.


Eg If the assessor states "breathlessness on exertion" and that is backed up by GP and hospital reports, 2 weeks in intensive care with double pulmonary embolism and heart failure, but later states "no problems" and justifies that with saying "not breathless when brushing teeth", shouldn't they be pulled up on that?

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My son's assessor wrote that we told him he had travelled to the center by car. But we told him we were lucky to catch the bus in time that morning. That was the first thing he said to her.

Cars, or car journeys, were never mentioned at all, either verbally or on the claim form.

And that was only the first lie on her report. The Tribunal was not happy about that at all...

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l have gone to the Tribunal several times in the last 20 years Taf and made sure l was fully prepared for it by going through the assessors report with a fine tooth comb and it amazes me that once we got to the Tribunal within 5 minutes the decision was fully reversed as it showed some glaring errors in the assessors report.

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The letter I sent off for Mandatory Reconsideration highlighted each and every l̶i̶e̶ inaccurate statement the assessor (or perhaps DWP staff member) had put in their report.

The Tribunal went through them one at a time, dismissing each as "total fabrication" or "prepopulated form filling" (copy and paste from other reports). This is why many assessors refuse to have their sessions recorded.

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A fortress mentality that fails benefit claimants, say MPs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi...cs_uc&ns_fee=0

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£300 fine for fiddling £20,000? It's better than working...

And does this mean that the DWP is searching social media to catch this sort of fraud?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hand-outs.html

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More likely been grassed up.

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Be interesting to know if there's any 'comeback' on these 'assesors' , if their decisions get over turned. Suspect there isn't much, and just get brownie points for the numbers they turn down. Any successfully appeals are just built into the system as I suspect most don't bother .

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A slap on the wrist.:td:

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My daughter's DLA to PIP process is gongs as badly as expected.

Her "invitation to claim" arrived on 5th October.

I did the telephone claim for her on 8th October.

Her claim forms, dated 19th October, arrived today, 27th October.

Due back before 19th November, so under the 28 days they say you have to complete and return them.

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I had the very same problem, I only had 3 weeks to complete the form. Then you get letters and text reminders as the time pressed on.

The key is to include as much evidence as possible. Get patient copies of all the letters from the hospital. Letters from your GP outlining your conditions. A personal letter from a partner (or parent in your case) on how it affect you and the claimant etc etc etc.

I sent in around 37 pages from various consultants in the end and then had the assessment (at home) which was a bit weird looking back at it. It was rushed and the assessor didn't want to listen to anything I had to say which at the time I thought would go against me. But I ended up with 18pts, and 12pts so no change to my DLA. The result came back that the assessment was conclusive to the evidence provided. So that explained the rushed assessment.

Still doesn't change the fact it was so stressful and hard going. Filling in the form took until 3 days before it had to be sent in, and I sent it in my own envelope so it could fit all the other bits of paperwork and sent it next day recorded delivery.

Good luck, just plough through it, a question or 2 a day if that what it takes. Make a full photocopy of the completed form before you send it in.

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At the assessments they won't bother much asking about matters on what they've already agreed with. At my assessment they didn't ask anything mobility related, which at first worried me until I got the results back.

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l had a home assessment and they asked me several questions mobility related but as soon as they asked me to get up and try to walk she said she had seen enough.

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l can only echo much of what you have stated Peanut.