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Messed up adult disability payment

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Fuckeditup1 · 30/10/2023 19:30

in early July I thought I had submitted a reconsideration for adult disability payment which they had I think 8 weeks to respond to. I didn’t hear anything back so ended up making a complaint a few days ago. They phoned me earlier today to explain I had actually submitted a change of circumstances off the back of their decision letter not a reconsideration, but as we spoke they said they were going to send my change of circumstances off as a reconsideration on my behalf and my 56 day wait starts from today.
I had to manage the claim myself and have problems with processing/understanding/paying attention/reading sometimes because of my disability, if they decide to award me can I ask them to back date it to when I had submitted the “change of circumstances” by mistake. But I don’t think that’s fair
I will probably contact citizens advice if I can’t get answers here.

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Astridastro · 03/11/2023 00:20

If you are awarded ADP it will get backdated from the very first date of your claim not the date of your reconsideration.

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Fuckeditup1 · 03/11/2023 00:27

Astridastro · 03/11/2023 00:20

If you are awarded ADP it will get backdated from the very first date of your claim not the date of your reconsideration.

Oh that’s a relief thanks

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Babyroobs · 03/11/2023 00:30

I don't really see how they can accept a change of circumstances when ( if I am understanding correctly ) you don't have an award ? or was it that you were awarded adp but you thought the award should be higher?

Babyroobs · 03/11/2023 00:34

Babyroobs · 03/11/2023 00:30

I don't really see how they can accept a change of circumstances when ( if I am understanding correctly ) you don't have an award ? or was it that you were awarded adp but you thought the award should be higher?

Sorry just re-read and seen that they are treating it as an MR.

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Fuckeditup1 · 03/11/2023 00:34

Babyroobs · 03/11/2023 00:30

I don't really see how they can accept a change of circumstances when ( if I am understanding correctly ) you don't have an award ? or was it that you were awarded adp but you thought the award should be higher?

I had an award, then submitted a change of circumstances later on. I thought my award should be higher. They disagreed that it should change at all

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Babyroobs · 03/11/2023 00:36

Fuckeditup1 · 03/11/2023 00:34

I had an award, then submitted a change of circumstances later on. I thought my award should be higher. They disagreed that it should change at all

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If they disagreed that it should have changed then surely that is them having already done an MR ?

Babyroobs · 03/11/2023 00:39

Babyroobs · 03/11/2023 00:36

If they disagreed that it should have changed then surely that is them having already done an MR ?

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Or are they saying they are dismissing that MR and doing another one based on the information that you provided?

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Fuckeditup1 · 03/11/2023 00:42

Babyroobs · 03/11/2023 00:39

Or are they saying they are dismissing that MR and doing another one based on the information that you provided?

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They didn’t do a mandatory consideration yet. I disagreed with their decision so I contested it with a change of circumstances again. I heard nothing back so I made a complaint and they tell me my mandatory reconsideration was recorded as a change of circumstances, and they have now fixed my mistake and made it a mandatory consideration

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