Cost £152 (10% discount for DR UK organisational members)
Personal independence payment (PIP) was introduced on the same day as universal credit back in 2013 and PIP is now the main disability benefit for working age claimants. The DWP’s record of PIP decision-making accuracy is possibly the worst of all social security benefits, with nearly 70% of appealed decisions reversed by tribunal judges in favour of claimants. On the downside, many claimants elect not to appeal poor refusal decisions. This training course looks at how to ensure that a PIP revision or appeal should work to the best advantage of claimants.
- Summary: How the PIP rules operate, assessment criteria, finding the law
- The primacy of regulations 7 and 4(2A) in relation to PIP
- Where things go wrong in relation to PIP decision making
- The failure of PIP2 and poor Health Professional assessments
- How to ensure good medical evidence to support challenges
- Legal mechanisms to challenge PIP decisions
- How to draft an effective PIP challenge – naming the errors and making the case
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All our courses include access to a host of other fantastic benefits, including:
- A free 1-month trial of AskCPAG with regularly updated online books, time-saving tools and templates, and the latest articles to keep your advice current and accurate
- 10% discount on the Disability Rights Handbook (print and online)
- Access to a range of advice services, such as CPAG’s advice line, Upper Tribunal assistance project, Judicial Review project and CPAG’s unique service for advisers supporting people on Universal Credit in Greater London.
DR UK organisational members can get 10% off the course price, as well as continuing telephone and email support through our own expert level welfare benefits advice line - a vital point of reference to help you to deal with complex cases and stay on top of the nuances of any new legislation as it is introduced.