Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
I am new to the forum as my daughter was only diagnosed with Austistic Spectrum Disorder last summer, after a year and a half of assessments. We applied for PIP last April (I am her appointee) and have just been sent a letter saying she will not receive it, despite never going out alone and not being able to cope with communication with people other than her immediate family, and that is limited. She scored 4 points for 'engaging with other people face to face' and 4 points for 'planning and following journeys'. Zero points for everything else, despite a face to face assessment where I explained that she goes out on average once a week, sometimes less, and is always accompanied. She has lots of sensitivities, particularly with food.
Has anyone else experienced this? I am preparing an appeal. It says on the covering letter ' I realise you have a disability or health condition and receiving this decision isn't the news you were hoping for'. It's a joke.
Hello,
This is my first post on this forum so please bear with me while I try to explain our situation. My daughter aged 17 has high functioning autism. We applied for Personal Independence Payment in Dec 15 but have been turned down at the 1st tribunal stage in Sept 16. I applied for and received a statement of reasons 11 pages, 103 paragraphs). If I respond I have to say why I think the tribunal made a mistake such as an 'error of law'. I don't want to try and do this all by myself and find it fails again. Please can anyone help me with this i.e suggest a solicitor or organisation that can help. I have been everywhere, CAB, SOS sen, etc... There must be others in the same situation! I'm beginning to think its just a lottery whether you get PIP or not. Some do depending on where they live, the judge or whatever. Thank you so much, I am grateful for any advice and help.