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.
Thanks F Gump. Wish someone would set DWP straight! I was told by ATOS that it would all go through with no problems and my daughter would get the PIP money into her bank. But sorry to say that DWP had other ideas and so did the first tribunal. The first tribunal said they took everything that DWP said with a pinch of salt (!!) and my daughter's problems were down to her being a normal teenager and not to do with her autism. Made me so angry so I am determined to continue to an Upper Tribunal. Just need to know how best to do this, how should I word the letter and how to cover the part about an 'error in law' . Thanks again.