Posted 27 December 2023
PIP Claim
Hi All
Has anyone here claimed PIP or assisted someone in claiming? Going to be assisting in completing the form, does it very much depend solely on answers given on the form? any help/info much appreciated thanks in adv.
Has anyone here claimed PIP or assisted someone in claiming? Going to be assisting in completing the form, does it very much depend solely on answers given on the form? any help/info much appreciated thanks in adv.
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sorted byTake it to tribunal. They'll back-date the payments to when you applied, so you can get a lump sum of several thousand pounds. They hope you will give in when they give you an initial rejection letter. You have to let them do a Mandatory Reconsideration i.e. they'll continue to reject your claim. In our case, they actually paid the lower amount of the other part of PIP that we weren't even trying to claim for at all ! Took them to tribunal before a very nice Judge who said it's up to DWP if they want to award the other segment of PIP- but you are definitely entitled to the one that they scored you zero for.
Absolutely loads of people win at Tribunal and get what they are entitled because the DWP reject you regardless of your evidence and think you'll give up. Do not give up as Tribunal is free.
EDIT: This is the points system used to award PIP. You know if you do or do not qualify by simply adding up what you are entitled to based on the descriptors. The tribunal will use the exact same descriptors.
benefitsandwork.co.uk/per…tem
It's unlikely they will base it solely on your form but invite you for an Assessment (before they reject your claim that you can appeal). Ours was a telephone one where they got absolutely loads of things factually wrong in the document they used to justify why we were not entitled to any points. (edited)
I'm just expecting another fight about Universal Credit at some point as my two year review was due in June this year and I haven't heard a thing yet.
My report was full of lies and assumptions, the assessor hadn't even asked me half the things in the report but just said I could do them fine or wasn't struggling with them, so I am in the appeal process now, I just wish I had recorded it which I now realise was a rookie mistake.
Where we made them look like a bunch of morons ( DWP ) that is.
Spinal damage, osteoarthritis hands, hips etc and wheelchair bound.
Dwp found her fit for work.
Be brutally honest with your answer and worst day conditions.
There are loads of places with helpful info, look through the post on here. Poppy12345
gives very insightful help and answers.
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/cat…its
Personally filled out 3 lots of forms in the last 10 years.
None for 4 years as got a 10 year award last time.
Copy Or scan every bit of paperwork you send and receive.
Keep originals forever and ever.
We keep 2 mobiles on standby, one to receive the call and listen on speakerphone and record with the other.
As they lie and lie and lie.
I read a pdf supplied to capita staff for assessment purposes.
Can you walk from one room to another and how far is that ( question )
Answer 12 meters.
Pdf = 100 meters.
Form was 10 years ago.
Good luck, never surrender never retreat.
6 weeks later a supervisor rang, asking me about the meeting as he had read the report. I told him what had happened, and I was fully reinstated with backdated money.
You will get those who try to be fair, but as they get a bonus for every name they clear from the claiming list, you can guess the outcome
when you fill it out, always word it as worse .
for example: if the person can walk 100 yards, one day
but then 600 yards the next .
don’t write that, just write about the 100 yards
If it's genuine and they need to claim you should have loads of hospital appointments, consultations, and letters of what is wrong with you.
Don't try to fill it all it on the sheet first. Write it on blank paper so you can word it correctly.
Just go into detail and send as much supporting evidence as you can eg. Hospital letters,Drs letters, consultations, written statements.
We applied a couple of years ago, and had no issues - quick phone consultation, followed by form filling. But then we transferred from getting DLA, and are about to be transferred to the Scottish equivalent. Got a 10 years award.
For the best outcome, either ask the CAB, local law centre, or some GP surgeries have social prescribers that complete forms for people.
There is an art in completing these forms. (edited)
Reality - it's based 100% on what you say and how you say it so pick your words and phrases carefully - there is lots of advice on line as to how to word these things or, as others said - get professionals to do it.
Lastly as mentioned above - don't get overly concerned if it's declined (there is a feeling out there that all borderline cases are declined - they know that not everyone will take it to appeal stage and/or further and this is their way of reducing numbers) - vast majority of those taken to appeals are overturned.
Still going to say it - many of those that get it do so because they 'exaggerate'. It's up to the individual as to how much they are prepared to do this. There are of course much more obvious cases that don't need to exaggerate at all.
Nobody from PIP cared or helped until after he died and they even sent a payment after he died!
Absolute joke of a system made to be as difficult as possible
I was told because I have children that I’m not ill, despite the fact I got most of my illnesses after, the excuses they give to avoid successful claims is ridiculous. A friend has severe epilepsy and they told him that seizures when eating isn’t a reason to need support (he chokes), he can cook and that falling face first into the hob (he has) isn’t a problem, and they see nothing wrong with him showering/bathing without help despite him suffering multiple injuries when someone is there. They’re beyond belief in some of their lies and ableisms. I had one telephone assessment, and they stated o could move normally and they’d seen it (edited)