How to Appeal a PIP Decision: Step Four - What To Do On The Day Of The Hearing

This film looks at the fourth stage of appealing a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decision: What to do on the day of the Hearing. Helpline Information Officer Debbie talks us through the steps.

Visit our Scope's website for more information appealing a PIP decision https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/benefits/appeals

TRANSCRIPT:
Debbie:
So, you want to appeal a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit decision.
We’ve broken the process down into five easy to follow steps. This is the fourth film, and I’ll talk you through what happens on the day of a hearing.
Take someone with you. This can be your representative if you managed to find one, could be your partner, a family member or a friend.
The tribunal will be made up of a tribunal judge, a doctor and a disability specialist. All are independent from the Department of Works and Pensions. Their role is to check the DWP’s decision and to ensure that the law has been applied correctly.
This is your chance to talk about how your disability affects you, how you feel you meet the descriptors and anything else that went wrong during the assessment process.
Normally tribunals will make a decision on the day and will confirm this in writing.
In the next film I’ll talk you through further appeal. Click on the button on the top right now to go straight to that film.
Visit our website today for more information about appealing a Personal Independence Payment benefit decision.

About Scope:
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Find out more about our work here: http://www.scope.org.uk

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