The twisted thing about PIP is that it is supposed to stand for Personal Independence Payment. However, when someone who is disabled, physically mentally, or both, when they TRY to be 'independent'...THEY ARE DENIED THE BENEFIT BECAUSE THEY ARE THEN DEEMED 'FIT'!!! !!! So, really, PIP is a twisted contradiction in terms.
Thanks for your insight into this, though wish I had seen this sooner! I have recently had a similar experience with PIP being denied and am now beginning the “mandatory reconsideration” after receiving the “we don’t believe you” letter. Very disheartening but seems all too common. Good to know you got there in the end - appreciate your advice and hope you’re doing well. 😊
@Tracy Whittaker Hi Tracy, I know the feeling. I’m sorry to hear you’ve had a similar experience. I did ask for a MR initially, but with covid and the way the world was when I began collecting evidence etc it was a slow and difficult process, and with worsening mental health and physical health issues, I am only just getting round to dealing with it. I have a feeling they will make me go thru the whole claim/assessment again as it has been so long - and I also think they are very well aware that they are dealing with a vulnerable group of people who will struggle to fight back against their biased decisions, hence more money for them. If you have got some evidence of your health condition and you feel there is more you can show to them to prove you meet the criteria, I would say go for it!! If you are entitled to help, you deserve it, and should receive it! I don’t know where you actually fall on the criteria, but I’m guessing it’s no where near zero. All I can say is I understand how you must be feeling, and it’s unfair we have to go thru a battle to get the support we need. I hope you can get what you deserve 🙏🏼
@Tracy Whittaker no I haven’t had any decisions yet but I’ll try and update you if/when I hear back - I’m expecting the worst as I’ve left it too long, but then I have also been having a nightmare with my health so... what do they expect?! I’m sorry to hear you’ve struggled with mental health issues as well as physical, I can relate and I know how difficult it is to just get by each day nevermind having to fight for PIP etc. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed you go for the MR and get it, and also that ur health improves!!! Xx
@Tracy Whittaker it definitely is. Hang in there, tho. I hope it all works out, for both of us!! I’ll try and shoot u a message when I hear something back, and if u decide to appeal and get any updates, let me know. I’ll be rooting for ya 🤞🏼🍀💕
@Tracy Whittaker that's what you tell them.what you've just put.from pain medication etc. There's a good vid on here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZDkurvvN5VY.html that gives u advice on filling in the form from what u can't do need help with etc. I've just watched it as I'm in the process of a review! It's fucking shit the system! U like me might be due back dated money. I was knocked down a level because of advice from doctor and welfare rights person whom attended my tribunal! The ones that are supposed to help don't! Source advice from people in similar situation like your doing. Like the saying goes... Don't let the basturds grind u down! Get a form in ask to get it back dated! Hope u get what u deserve 👍
I have also applied for PIP in the past. I had the help of a support worker from an employment agency to fill in the form & help me collect the requested evidence. I attended an assessment where I had to ask twice to take a break due to my anxiety getting the better of me. At the time I'd been diagnosed with GAD, PTSD & Depression, pot's wasn't something I was even aware of let alone something I suspected I maybe suffering from. I spent over an hour on my own with the assessor in a small room answering all her questions to the best of my abilities. Several weeks later I too received the decision letter only to find I hadn't been awarded the benefit. I felt devastated by this as the wording of the letter seems to imply that you are trying to claim something that you don't need & are not entitled to. Personally I found the whole experience to be traumatic, humiliating & incredibly difficult given my mental health state. Now having been diagnosed with pot's alongside my mental health issues I am trying to decide whether I can face even applying again, let alone another rejection. Videos like this are incredibly helpful even for those who received help completing the forms. Based on my experience I would be tempted to ask for my assessment to be carried out in my home as traveling to strange unfamiliar place's, meeting stranger's & being closed in with strangers are all main triggers for my anxiety, plus if I'm having a bad pot's day just being able to get myself washed, dressed & out the door can increase the severity of my symptoms & lead to fainting spells, brain fog, fatigue & physical pain. I would also request that a family member or close friend be with me for support. If you're looking for help in applying definitely watch both parts of this video, definitely read the CAB's excellent guide & if you're still daunted by the process book an appointment with your local CAB office and have a chat about your options. Good luck to those who go on to apply, if I decide to do so myself I'll update my post accordingly
Thank you. I suffer from PTSD anxiety and depression ( working on NHS myself ) as a result of my condition I am taking a longer time to recover. I have been advised by HR to apply but I am so scared of the process and rejection!
I used to receive personal independence payments and unexplained they stopped my payments. Right before Christmas and my birthday. So I think the reason why personal independence payments stop was because I recently had a medical assessment done to see how I was going and there asked me questions and asked from scale 1-10 how I felt about my everyday basic things I needed to do. I will upload the paper work so you can see. So in the assessment I was asked about my ability to cook and clean. I mentioned food in the process only because I recently got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. So I have to watch my diet. I forgot to mention to the woman doing the assessment. The reason why I mentioned food was because I recently got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes so there fire it required healthy food for me. On the 19 Th of November I recently had a phone call from DWP in regards of personal independence payment and I just came from being hospitalised from the dangers of diabetes. I have uncontrolled diabetes due to my stress and confusion. I have been told by my Gp it’s impossible for me to work because of my diabetes. My risks are comma or losing a leg.
I have just applied for PIP. Im seeing them in 3 weeks. My anxiety and PTSD leads me to get severe pain in my stomach and back every time I attempt to do the dishes or anyhthing really in the kitchen, wiping surfaces, even quickly frying an egg, or opening a tin of tuna to make a sandwich (egg and tuna sandwiches are all I can really manage) Trying to prepare larger amounts of food like big curries and chillis and freeze it into containers has now become impossible, the longer I am doing things in the kitchen, the more the panic comes and the more agony I am in. Thats going to be interesting for me to try to make them understand. I am pretty sure I can win the basic mobility though, because I suffer with severe anxiety and panic if I have to go somewhere Ive never been before, and when I won my sickness status at court, that won me points, so I have that bit written on a court document and thats just enough points for basic mobility. I would be happy with that. I also get severe pain in my stomach and back about 30% of the time when I try and leave the house, so then I dont bother going out.
@@blackgown7485 Thank you for your concern. Well I did not get any points for basic mobility, even though going to unfamiliar places makes my anxiety bad. As for the chronic fatigue and unable to do kitchen tasks due to ptsd, they ignored that also. They said the factI could fry and egg, meant I could cook. And they ignored the fact that I needed help to clean the kitchen, due to ptsd, they said that is cleaning, not cooking. I did forget to mention I also have a problem with a long term severely inflammed throat, meaning I can only speak a tiny bit before it gets too sore. They gave me 4 points for that, even though there could have been 8 or 12 points for my throat. Then at the Mandatory Reconsideration, they still didnt give me points for basic mobility or for help with cooking (even though my sister does prepare my rice so I have tupperwares of frozen rice). They said, well she can fry and egg, and put her rice in to the pan. They said, she does need her friend to clean and do the dishes as this triggers her ptsd, but this is cleaning, not cooking. So I got no points for cooking. They still only gave me 4 points for my throat and speech difficulty, instead of the 8, even though I showed them their own law, which says you have to be able to do something repeatedly, reliabily, without pain, and on subsequent days. So about 2 months ago I opened a Court Appeal. Im trying to go for the 8 points on my throat, as well as the basic mobilty. I have a more detailed letter from my GP on my throat and a letter from my MP. Maybe they wont ever give me 4 points for needing help in the kitchen due to ptsd though, even though I do get help from my friend and my sister to manage. They lied and said I turned up to the assessment on my own, therefore I did not need help with basic mobility travelling to unfamiiliar places. I will say at court, that they lied about this. And also say that with my throat being so bad that I can hardly speak, of course it makes my anxiety bout being in unfamiliar places hard. Well good luck with your appeal, and it is worth going to court about it, as 7/10 cases win.
@@alidolloso1704 this is really sad to hear..my step mom have sever rheumatoid arthritis...her hands are crippled she has no nuccles and she's had 2 knee replacements and hip replacement...she also has 3 crushed disks at the top and bottom of her spine....she cannot put any weight on her hand at all...but she cooks dinner for her family every single day,and she looks after her mother who has heart failure...I think pip are extremely oppressive because anyone even if you have a worse illness you can still do basic things....your not completely disabled. I have saviour depression and ptds and chronic fatigue syndrome also arthritis in my neck and pelvic bones and hands...im absolutely scared to go to his assessment...I've applied for pip but sooooo scared now...I have 4 small children who I struggle to look after...where I live I have no friends really just 1 friend who had 7kids so I never asked for help.....its such a struggle living each day...
@@blackgown7485 Thank you. Your poor step mom, the fact that she cooks though and can use her arms....pip love all that. And poor you. Yes you have to fit in with what Pip says to the T. e.g. I said I cant clean and do dishes cos of ptsd, but i can fry and egg. and argued that doing dishes is part of cooking they said no. So, I think you need to be very precise in order to ge the points. With depression and ptsd, you can say that it stops you getting dressed, stops you socializing, stops you cooking, makes it impossible to manage your finances. You can get 2 points for needing prompting to dress, 2 points needing prompting to socialise, 2 points needing prompting to cook, 2 points needing help to manage finances. Does the ptsd make it difficult to travel to unfamiliar places alone? You can say the ptsd makes it impossible to travel to unfamiliar places alone as it comes on stronger, and you feel faint, and you might run into the traffic, and you need a friend with you going to unfamilar places. thats 10 points - enough to get basic mobility. Can you say you need an AID to do cooking because of the arthritis? So if you do do a little cooking, you need the AID of a table and chair to sit down, and slowly prepare the food, because of the chornic fatigue and arthritis you need to be able to sit down, and cant stand at the counter. Thats 4 points. So you need a total of 8 points. Let me check what else you can say......
You need to try and do yourself in and get sectioned before you get to claim pip these days, you will be waiting a year to see a specialist I mean a proper phyciatrist to diagnose it takes a long time, and to get a cpn, it's awfull, there is so much mental health in the world now, every one will be claiming pip, it's so sad!
That's not true for everyone. I have no intention of claiming pip and i suffer with horrific gad and cptsd. I'd rather have a job. I can earn in 1 or 2 shifts a week what they offer on middle rate. I'd be uncomfortable but at least I'd be comfortable enough to know that that money won't stop unless I don't go.
I have mental health issues and I'm on medication for it, my doctor's notes currently say "anxiety and depression" I haven't had a proper diagnosis yet, would I still be able to claim pip? X
@@simonavlt4258 thank you ❤️ I've kind of been putting it off because I hear that if someone fails their pip assessment then their other benefits get stopped aswell ☹️xx
beardsgirl 2020 No nothing to do with another benefit how far as I know If u don’t feel confident Then I advise better get advice from Shelters or citizen advice,, Don’t trust any other fake helpers Be careful at the same time World is not that nice anymore Best of all for u😉
beardsgirl 2020 Trust me u don’t know what hell I am still going true the law system rights and all eu struggle I live in the country 10 Over!!! Years but not entitle to any hel when I needed I got all kind of mental illness right now And still not finished of my journey If I knew I never come to this country So hard to explain 😌
