PIP form

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This is about a debate on PIP in the House of Lords last week.
Baroness Altmann sounds like a government voice now, unlike when she was just the pensions spokesperson.

I've looked at it but, from what I've read and heard, it seems that the assessors can also be very subjective in their interpretation. Therefore, I'm very worried and of course the stress is adversely affecting my mh condition. Now I just have to play the waiting game. If they stop or reduce my money I'm not sure how we'll cope.

The guide used by the DWP decision makers is available on the internet, this might help.

I looked at the descriptors. I think I still qualify for higher care and lower mobility but who knows what someone behind a desk with decide.

Hi Get a social worker to fill in the form with you, they know the "right" answers to give, it worked for me.

There's an item on PIP on today's You and Yours Radio4 12:15.

Please try not to worry, it will only make your conditions worse. I have just been awarded Enhanced PIP, without having to go for a medical and was surprised really that the letter just came but it did and I now have a new car and things are starting to look up a little bit. Well, they would be if I could get out of the door due to my health problems, I've been in all week not well again. Never mind.

They do read the forms though and may ring as they did me for some extra information. I also got a text to say they had received my form. I took ages to fill it in too, it's too much all at once. Good luck to all and please let me know how you get on, keep strong.

Galen Do you get backdated money going from DLA to PIP or is it if it is a new claim to PIP that it is backdated to the date you first claimed please?

Having sat on appeals all day. You have my sympathies

On the advice of Autistic Society worker we applied for PIP for our son. We failed and I was going to leave it. His case worker is a qualified OT and she said she would fill in the forms for us. She wrote about a lot of things I hadn't thought relevant.
We too are now playing the waiting game. My sympathies to anyone who is relying on being approved.

Did you look up the scoring of the descriptors on the web ? You need 8 points for standard rate and 12 for enhanced.

I know there wasn't much for MH. I wrote loads in the hope they read it and see how I'm affected on a day to day basis e.g. need support cooking due to concentration problems (one day I'll burn the house down), can't leave the house alone due to agoraphobia, don't handle money properly, need help with meds and lots more.

Now I play the waiting game and hope to God that I score enough points.

The descriptors are completely different and it doesn't really deal with mental illness.