Claimants To Keep Motability Vehicles While Appealing DLA To PIP Decisions
With many thanks to Benefits And Work.
Penny Mordaunt, Minister of State for Disabled People, has announced that disability living allowance (DLA) claimants who lose their right to a Motability vehicle when they are assessed for personal independence payment (PIP), will be able to keep their vehicle whilst appealing.
At present, claimants who do are not awarded the enhanced rate of the mobility component of PIP on transfer from DLA can only keep their Motability vehicle for three weeks after their DLA ends. They also receive a transitional support payment of up to £2,000.
This means that even if they win an appeal and are awarded the enhanced rate of the mobility component of PIP they will already have lost their vehicle.
Under the new rules claimants will be able to keep their vehicle for 8 weeks after their DLA award ends.
In addition, claimants who are eligible for a transitional support payment will be able to keep their Motability vehicle for up to six months whilst asking for a mandatory reconsideration and then an appeal. However, claimants who do take this option will have their transitional support payment reduced by an amount that has yet to be announced.
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“In addition, claimants who are eligible for a transitional support payment will be able to keep their Motability vehicle for up to six months whilst asking for a mandatory reconsideration and then an appeal.”
That’s not a lot of use – took me over 6 weeks from DWP getting letter (so over 10 weeks from original Decision) to get MR decision, and it’s currently 19 weeks where I live to get to Tribunal. Someone I know elsewhere has been told 24 weeks to Tribunal. 6 months isn’t long enough unless DWP gets its act together on MRs and the Tribunal Service is able to cope better with the numbers applying for Tribunals.
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If you’re having to go through the DWP’s appeals/tribunals thing… then checkout criminal offences like the ones below – You don’t have to wait six months to call the Police.
And maybe ask yourself why Samedifference1 is still pasting Course of Justice Perverting garbage from those ‘Benefits And Work’ fraudsters.
Fraud Act 2006 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents
Conspiracy to Defraud –
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/conspiracy_to_defraud_(common_law)/
Blackmail
Theft Act 1968 – Section 21 – Blackmail
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/21
Malicious Communications Act –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/27/section/1
Protection from Harassment Act 1997
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/40/contents
Criminal Attempts Act 1981 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/47/contents
Homicide: Murder and Manslaughter –
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/h_to_k/homicide_murder_and_manslaughter/
Medical Act 1983 –
Penalty for pretending to be registered –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/54/section/49
Penalty for pretending to hold a licence to practise –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/54/section/49A
Care Act 2014 –
Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse or neglect – Section 42 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/42/enacted
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 –
Ill-treatment or wilful neglect: care worker offence –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/2/section/20/enacted
Ill-treatment or wilful neglect: care provider offence –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/2/section/21/enacted
Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/94/crossheading/as-to-abettors-in-misdemeanors
Serious Crime Act 2007 –
Part 2 – Encouraging or Assisting Crime –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/27/part/2
Assisting an Offender – section 4(1) Criminal Law Act 1967 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/58/section/4
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 –
Corrupt or other improper exercise of police powers and privileges –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/2/section/26/enacted
Perverting The Course of Justice –
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/public_justice_offences_incorporating_the_charging_standard/
Misconduct in Public Office –
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/misconduct_in_public_office/
Disability Hate Crime – CPS Legal Guidance –
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/d_to_g/disability_hate_crime/
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (section 146) –
Increase in sentences for aggravation related to disability –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/section/146
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