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PIP apparently made easier

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Miep1 Tue 19-Sept-17 10:31:22

My local council sends out an email every so oFten, in which they congratulate themselves for something or other. This time however, after scaring everyone silly re: introduction of Universal Credit, they offered some words of wisdom. In a nutshell, you need to be registered with the 'Government Gateway', this being a system whereby you prove you are who you say you are. It's quite complicated, so you need to Google it and read it - if you applied for a Passport recently, for example, you will probably be on their register already. So if you know anyone who migHt be affected by UC, get them to read it; it might cut down the 6 week waiting

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ninathenana Tue 19-Sept-17 13:26:51

Isn't PIP and UC completly different ??
S receives UC but has been turned down for PIP despite his care manager assisting with the forms angry

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M0nica Tue 19-Sept-17 17:34:56

ninathenana I hope he is appealing. Social Security Tribunals are overturning almost 60% of decisions to refuse PIP that come to them.

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ninathenana Tue 19-Sept-17 17:46:59

MOnica We appealed our own application then the care manager helped. So three applications. It really frustrates me as a friend's brother was successful and also another aquaintance both with the same condition to a very similar degree.

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glammanana Tue 19-Sept-17 18:39:20

Can anyone assist with the other question I posted re PIP payment earlier to-day.

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M0nica Tue 19-Sept-17 21:58:24

I used to work for a charity as a benefits adviser, this was in the AA and DLA days. The thing that used to frustrate me was that while people with very simple problems and often, I considered, to be marginal for a disability benefit, seemed to get disability benefits almost by return of post, people with really severe disabilities and many and complex problems often had their application turned down and we would have to go to appeal,

My assumption was that, as these applications are more or less scored' by fairly junior clerks with little medical background. Those with simple problems they understood got the benefit but anyone with complex needs and illnesses they hadn't heard of, got turned down.

glammanana PIP came in after my time.

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