PIP Written Appeal Submission Completed

Well the written submission has gone in the post today and 2 weeks today we will be attending the appeal so just wishing to know how often the DWP representative actually attends a hearing? Do you get advance notice if they are to be attending?
Finally I am attending the hearing with the claimant as support and witness will I be able to make a statement or provide further evidence by asking the claimant to address the tribunal with something he may have missed?

Thanks again as always,

MM

Hi All,

Well the Appeal hearing is nearly here this coming Monday ! I have checked and the written submission arrived with the courts on Friday just gone. This will be read by the Tribunal prior to the hearing ? as it really does some up everything and I can't help but worry in case on the day something may get missed .

I understand that the judge will directly ask questions to the claimant but with his dissability he has trouble referring/reading evidence etc has a vision tremor so should he wish to point anything out to the judge will th claimant be able to say at the beginning of the hearing I may need prompting or assistance from my support/witness. I have not put myself down as a representative as they implied this was more for in a formal legal capcity and a friend or support might do more harm than good.?

We should get the result on the day?
If not happy we ask for a Statement Of Reasons?

Should we be successful is PIP back dated and when from point of claim or when his DLA stopped?

Sorry but seeking reassurance after this most traumatic 7 months.

Thanks Again For All Your Help.

MM

HI Gordon ,

Well my partner had his tribunal appeal on Monday , we were in there for well over an hour and it was not a nice experience.
Their biggest concern seemed to be the huge difference between points awarded by the DWP to what we believed were correct by applying the self test.We supplied a through written submission to support and vaildate the descriptors which both the dissabilitiy spoke person and the judge on the tribunal panel confirmed was in depth. My partner explained pain , stamina ,safety and inability to repeat activities when applying descriptos to himself . I was allowed to speak in a judge kind of way as when I started to quote parts of the legal test etc and how the HP had misleadingly and innaccurately recorded things on his medical report she stopped me saying she had enough informaton . So to be honest we thought we had he sale so to speak and left the room for the result.
When we were callede back in award notices were sitting in front of both myself and my partner . Mine was quickly removed by the judge as she realised I was just support and not a representative . My partner could not really read it as part of his condition and she just rattled off no care but you have standard mobility. In a nutshell we had previously been awared 4 points then 2 points after MR . After appeal total of 16 points 10 mobility & 6 care just enough to be under 8 points . It is a complete fass but we are both totally exhausted from the experience so wish to have a break but just wanted to check what is the best way forward. My partner forgot to ask for statement of reasons and I was not allowed to and not sure if it was the best thing to do as DWP might appeal ad remove mobility award, however his earlier dla award was for middle care and lower mobilty. Please advise.
Thanks again for all your help.