PIP: A Step-by-Step Guide to Readiness 

Lol! The assessor was very polite, and friendly. However, when I got my assessors report he recommended 0 points. Maybe the decision maker will see otherwise ..but i doubt it!

Very helpful tips madam. And also very gentle whilst explaining

I didn't see a link?

@@katejones2172 This was a while back and I don't clearly remember what happened or how I got hold of the link. It may be worth your while to try to contact her directly to ask. All the best.

Good luck!

Yeh it's like your guilty till proven innocent! A complete undemocratic system designed for you to fail

Hi how did your assesment go with pip please Could you give me any advice tips etc and what questions they ask I am feeling so much anxiety over this Thankyou

@@joanneroundhill1796 Hi. I was initially refused PIP. You can call and register a mandatory reconsideration on the phone, which is what I did. (Years before I didn't dare go for a mandatory reconsideration for Universal Credit as I was so intimidated by them, so it put me into masses of debt for the first time in my life.) So this time I swore I'd go all the way, after all the damage it did me not going for a reconsideration before. My initial appointment for PIP was a phone call and it was agony. It lasted three hrs!! I was so exhausted. When I registered my mandatory reconsideration (or whatever they call it for PIP) this time it was easy, and I received a call out of the blue a few weeks later (I don't remember how many) without being warned in advance. It took me completely by surprise. It was a lovely empathetic lady on the end of the phone and the call was no longer than 20 mins this time. I told her I had no clue what I would do, that I desperately needed help. I was just honest. I can't remember exactly if she told me at the end of the phone call or if I had to wait for a letter (which didn't take too long to be posted) but I got the PIP award. I was so relieved and grateful. Don't hold back at all from being yourself. Be perfectly honest about what is going on for you. Tell them everything you need to tell them. If you don't get it, (and I understand it's the majority of people who don't get it when they first apply), go for the reconsideration asap and go as far as you need to if you aren't awarded it. All the very best.

​@@joanneroundhill1796I sent you a long answer but it's not appeared?! Can you see it?

@@joanneroundhill1796 Third time I'm trying to answer you but can't see my comments. Can you see them?

Hi how did your assesment go with pip please Could you give me any advice tips etc and what questions they ask I am feeling so much anxiety over this Thankyou

@@joanneroundhill1796 I answered you on my other comment. 🙂

Hi, I don't think there is anything wrong with maybe asking them if they are familiar with your condition? That way you can get a better idea of whether they have an understanding of what you experience on a daily basis? Good luck I hope it goes well for you.

@@lauraironstalksms Thank you! I didn’t end up asking but they seemed really knowledgeable. I did ask over one condition ‘do you understand it’ they said yes and knew a lot about medications. They seemed to prompt me for more and even repeated one of my previous answers and asked if it was the same for another condition. I have poor working memory so I felt like she was trying to help me. I did get prior consent to record also. I’m still expecting a 0 as you just never know.

Sorry no I don't. They basically go through what you've already filled in on your application form

I'll always reply where I can.. 👍

​@@lauraironstalksms Thank you and appreciated that I am not alone talking to myself self on many of these RU-vid video channels you video channels giving advice on assessment of the assessment of dwp pip

Well the dwp pip should send the originals send the original back to the person after the yesterday the assessment has completed So that they can check what was assessed Buy a professional professor a doctor What evidence of reports from the hospitals and the doctors the doctor's patience issue surgery

@@seye8eyesthere is a reason why they state not to send originals and only photocopies as they do not send nothing back

Get some support from citizens advice