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Good morning everyone from a very cold London - change to phone assessment?
I suffer from COPD, CPA (Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis), depression, chronic fatique. I have had an award since 2014 with both components on the higher level. This initial application was mainly completed and submitted by my late partner as I was unable to complete the submission process due to severe depression and…
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Mobility car - when will the first Motability payment be taken from my PIP?
Hey all, I ordered a Motability car last month and was told it would be ready end of December to mid-January. I got a call today saying it will actually be ready on the 25th of November, which is obviously great. I’m just wondering when the first mobility payment will be taken from my PIP? Has anyone had a similar…
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Teen Transition from DLA to PIP
Hi, has anyone recently experienced the PIP telephone assessment for a 16 year-old moving from DLA to PIP? I've been informed by an assessor at Capita that my child will have to attend the telephone assessment with me (the appointee). This will be extremely distressing for my child (diagnosed with autism), the conversation…
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Pip
I've been getting standard pip for everyday living I recently got diagnosed with adhd do I have to inform dwp
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PIP decision, epilepsy, zero points
Hello, I have just received my PIP decision letter and have not been awarded PIP. I know that it can be challenging with epilepsy, but I wasn't expecting to score zero. In general the response was "You said that that you can't do X unadided, I have decided that you can do X unaided". I haven't had a tonic clonic in over a…
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Severe hand pain, weak grip, and difficulty with daily tasks – Could I be eligible for PIP or ESA?
Hello, and thank you for your help. I live in Northern Ireland and have ongoing problems with my hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders. I suffer from chronic joint pain and inflammation, and I struggle to grip or hold small objects such as a paintbrush, cup, phone, pen, toothbrush or key. My fingers often feel stiff, swollen…
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Help understanding assessors report PIP
Hello all I have received my assessors report, I am having trouble understanding it, next to the descriptors I have received a few ticks, however I thought they write numbers ie how many points you have been awarded. If someone can please help with this Many thanks
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MM Mandatory reconsiderstion SUCCESS
Hi everyone. I just wanted to give everyone a bit of good news and also some advice. I was selected to be reviewed under the MM ruling but was told I wasn't successful. Long story short because I don't have anyone to prompt me, no family or professional help they said I didn't qualify. My point was that I don't leave my…
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PIP Back - payment
Hi, I have received my PIP award & I have received enhanced ( after all that panicking & stress ). I have a received back - payment,that would take me slightly over the threshold of £6000 .With it being a back - payment,do I need to inform UC & how do I go about it?
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Can I claim PIP if I move to Jersey for 6 months?
if I move to jersey for 6 months can I still claim my pip thank youn
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Pip review , capita text
Hoping I could get some info , I sent my pip review back in January & got a text from capita on 11th sept saying they have my review & will contact me if they need more info or if I need an assessment, it’s been over 9 weeks now & still not had any contact or assessment date , how long after that text do you have to wait…
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Contesting the Assessors Report (pip review) prior to a decision being made
Hi all, new to the forum and in a complete state, could use some advice / reassurance / previous experience stories please….. I have Parkinson's Disease, Cervical Dystonia and Gastroparesis. I was on enhanced for both and had to send my forms for review last September. Since I sent in my original review form I have sent in…
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Benefits PIP Sick payments
Hi, I have a question, not sure if anyone can help but hopefully someone may be able to help. So basically one of my family friends is suing the NHS because of malpractice, so long story short, when she was at work she started having chest pains so she was taking to the hospital by some very rude paramedics who did not…
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PIP help please
I went to tribunal back in 2023 and won the appeal they said it was awarded to me based on my mental health I was awarded enhanced living and mobility. I was in abusive relationship which I left and suffered a miscarriage due to the abuse. I was also assaulted. This was over a period of a long time so it really affected me…
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Pip help for a family friend who has long term disability
hi so a family friend is in the mandatory reconsideration phase we realised she gets a low rate of pip and has been for all these years she has no disputed this ever but she’s been getting the lowest payment for mobility and dialy living ever since her surgery this was when she became too sick to work so she applied for…
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Hi, my name is ripped_off_by_mother! Mother is holding onto my PIP payments
My mother has been holding onto my pip payments and I'm only getting what amounts to basic esa
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Pip points
Hello I appeal PIP and I got points HMCTS will contact me Can you please tell me will I be able to get motability car with these points? 👇
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Uc reivew
Any advice please so me and my partner have uc reivew i gave them 4 months worth statements ect they said phome call will be in December my partner has gambling issues spends constantly last few months how will uc reivew team be on this iv heard bad story's hes never won big hes only won what he put in tbh this is making…
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Hi, I'm confusedtj! How do you answer the 'how does it affect you' part of the medication question?
Just filling in the pip review, about your medication: how does this effect you? Have spent 3days trying to find out what sort of descriptions they require, is it just the side effects you experienced?? Really made me feel so unsure that I can fill out the forms so frustrated and feeling hopeless. Please help "Struggling…
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have the PIP Assessment Recording guidelines changed?
Howdy all! o/ hopped in here as I have browsed these forums many times and got some very good information in the past and present :) While I was not registered and just lurking I appreciate the expertise and experience people have shared on here. As the title says, I am trying to find out if the guidelines have changed or…
