sorry i never understood this?It it possible for the neuropathy to make walking too painful on a bad day without effecting driving?
sorry i never understood this?It it possible for the neuropathy to make walking too painful on a bad day without effecting driving?
PIP opens door to other things, eg the blue badge, a bus pass, extra points for an application for an adapted council bungalow if you need one in the future.I ended up canceling my f2f assessment. The anxiety was too much. My biggest fear is they revoke my drivers because i have to base my assessment on the worst day. Also, the basic questions about pets etc. I live alone, have a dog. Dont want to lie. Walking the dog can be difficult at times but he is my life as i live alone. If I have to go through this process every 2 years, it would be far too stressfull on my health. As it is, my BG as been in the 20's this week due to all this anxiety and stress.
Hi, my wife is T2 but is also Bipolar and was on top rate for personal care and mobility and was on DLA for over 10 years. Last year she was asked he the to go for a PIP assessment where assessor lies about specific things and as a result she was awarded PIP with standards so rate of daily living and no mobility. We asked for a reconsideration but same result. We appealed on the basis that assessor failed to take into account the full extent of my wife’s physical and mental issues, this was 07/07/2018 saying that we would rely on the paperwork submitted. After waiting a year the appeal was adjourned with judge asking for medical records and then asked for my wife to attend which was on 17/06/2019 the outcome of the appeal was to restore my wife to enhanced rate for fail living and mobility for 5 years and backdated to may 25th last year. The DWP got the information on 18/06/19 but have yet to pay my wife on the grounds of a backlog of cases, initially 4 weeks but extended to 6 weeks. A point to beat is that you must go with someone, Is their an advocacy service in you area?Hope this helps? Use the PIP guidelines when you complete PIP form.Hi all
I was awarded DLA indefinitely a number of years ago and today I got the letter advising me to call the number as I need to re apply for PIP.
Has anyone been through this?
I worry as I have read all sorts of scary stories online about the assessment and the trickery by the assessors. I also read through the online PIP assessment and the questions are written very differently to the old DVLA questions.
Any advice will be appreciated.
I do drive as I live alone and need to get to work and back. Would that count against me? With DLA, driving was not a problem. I do have the provisional drivers and get assessed by DVLA every 3 years.
If you prefer to PM me, that is ok too as I know some of this can be private and uncomfortable to put on this forum.
Thank you.
Another important thing to remember is if your health condition gives intermittent symptoms meaning you are not able to complete a task for at least 50% of the time it is regarded that you are unable to complete the task at all. Also, in assessing ability to, for example, walk 20 metres you need to be able to do this ‘reliably, repeatedly, and in a timely manner’. This is open to interpretation, but thought to mean you should be able to walk that distance, whenever required, several times, without needing considerable breaks, or pain, and in the time taken by someone of similar age without impairment. So if you can’t, then you are deemed to be unable to do that task. This is where many people make the error of thinking that if they can manage some of the time, and it causes pain or distress, they have to state they are able to manage it. That can make the difference between being awarded a benefit or not.It seems key to understand the full meaning of words for example "cooking" includes peeling and chopping eg, not just using frozen ready cut veg.
Take a copy of your application form with you so you can refer to the answers. As you say the assessor can be a bit off putting. Any other things that you can think of write down and take into the interview with you. If you are turned down, go to your MP's office for help with the appeal. Hope this helps.Thank you.
I got my huge pack in the post to complete before the 28 June. Did you have the assessment? I worry because I dont have any family or a partner to go with me.
I ended up canceling my f2f assessment. The anxiety was too much. My biggest fear is they revoke my drivers because i have to base my assessment on the worst day. Also, the basic questions about pets etc. I live alone, have a dog. Dont want to lie. Walking the dog can be difficult at times but he is my life as i live alone. If I have to go through this process every 2 years, it would be far too stressfull on my health. As it is, my BG as been in the 20's this week due to all this anxiety and stress.
I was given DLA for life, then like you I've had to apply for PIP. I'm just going through the process now. Good luck with itHi all
I was awarded DLA indefinitely a number of years ago and today I got the letter advising me to call the number as I need to re apply for PIP.
Has anyone been through this?
I worry as I have read all sorts of scary stories online about the assessment and the trickery by the assessors. I also read through the online PIP assessment and the questions are written very differently to the old DVLA questions.
Any advice will be appreciated.
I do drive as I live alone and need to get to work and back. Would that count against me? With DLA, driving was not a problem. I do have the provisional drivers and get assessed by DVLA every 3 years.
If you prefer to PM me, that is ok too as I know some of this can be private and uncomfortable to put on this forum.
Thank you.
Have you had your f2f assessment?I was given DLA for life, then like you I've had to apply for PIP. I'm just going through the process now. Good luck with it