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.
Hi, I am also new to this forum, but am having the same problem for my son. My son was diagnosed at th age of 3 and has always received DLA, but now that it has changed to PIP they are saying he is not entitled to anything!!! I sent a letter of reconsideration and they still came back with the same answer..., It is a joke, at a time now at 16 when he needs to money more than ever, and the reasons I have put in the letter have just been ingored. It is so stressful, that I now have to appeal to the tribunal, but why should wejust give up.