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Joint funded care, council asking for £1000
Hello all, My son age 55 is in an aquired brain injury rehabilitation unit has been since 23 December 2025 . He receives middle rate care and higher rate mobility .He also receives ESA now UC He now has to pay £159 to the home and £30 for himself . He has lost both care and mobility due to being in hospital and i repaid…
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What does this mean ?
I had my pip phone assessment with capitia on 16 January 2026 ….it lasted an hour and a half i rang Dwp for my report a week later for them to say they haven’t recieved it from capitia yet they gave me the number and asked for me to trace it up I’ve done so every week with capitia who have gone from it’s in the final…
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Awaiting assessment
Hello everyone, I’ve applied for PIP and have had a text saying that they will contact me if they decide I need an assessment by fone or face to face … I have a fractured spine and osteoarthritis so my mobility is limited. I did send my fit note , my GP had declared me unfit for work so am wondering what other evidence I…
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PIP keep ringing me after review
Hi everyone, I had my first ever PIP review after months of anxiety I have gone from standard daily living to standard daily living and enhanced mobility even though I used the same evidence as my original claim (go figure) anyhow my review is complete and on my award letter its dated from the date of the decision (12th…
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Pip assessment report
hi, I have received my report states 10 points in total 2 points each for five activities my question he has downgraded me due to I can drive so I can get my hands above my shoulders it even states I have only drive 2 times in a year due to the pain etc I can’t get my hands above my shoulder I had open heart surgery and…
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Pip appointee
Can mother appointee use pip of 16 years old for utility bills shopping and household item as best intrest as he is living in family home, or does it have to be a certain percentage we can use??
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MP'S, bills, the Government and paying for care
MP'S NEED TO LEARN ABOUT DISABILITIES, HOW DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISABILITIES AFFECTS DIFFERENT PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE, LIFE IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COPE, BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH AND DISABILITIES. I AM UNABLE TO DO THINGS FOR MYSELF, AND…
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Worried about my assesment
Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD in the last year, I'm a 28 male so this has been a long long wait for something I knew already. I'm needing a bit of reassurance/ even advice for this. I applied for pip and have my assessment coming up. Firstly I forgot to provide my evidence like an idiot. When I asked my…
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Hi, my name is Marc1! Scored 10 points for daily living on report, do they stick to the points?
Hi , I had Pip assessment a couple of weeks ago. I suffer from a Depressive disorder, I am divorced living with elderly Parents. I help care for my mother who has Dementia. I have also been assessed as having LCW due to my illness by the DWP assessment I requested my assessment report from the Pip helpline and was sent my…
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PIP Tribunal Tribunal Decision Query
The Tribunal Panel have failed to award 4pts for needing assistance for following a journey. They state: The Tribunal accepted , at times the Applicant suffers from anxiety appear to be and panic attacks however it did not appear to the panel that this was likely to be for the majority of the time or to the extent that the…
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PIP what other evidence will I need?
Hello everyone, I’m slightly anxious and new here … looking for support and information, I have a fractured spine and osteoarthritis with ongoing issues , trying to remain as positive as I can !
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PIP being stopped even though award was until 2030?
I found out that my daughters PIP will stop in 3 weeks through carers allowance letter, even through her award is till 2030. When I called PIP they told me they sent letters, form to me which I never received, they sent to not my address someone else. Although her award end in 2030, they have decided to stop and I will…
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PIP a living hell.
Hello all, I can't sleep and need to feel like I'm doing something rather than going around in circles. A missive for those with heavy eyelids. I submitted my review in Feb 2025, and it was done a year later. I got the letter today. They've reduced my rate to standard living, and no mobility. Whilst I didn't expect to get…
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Pip renewal
Am currently in receipt of standard daily, enhanced mobility for mental health, scitzoaffective disorder amongst other things, have sent psychiatrist letter stating he considers I meet the threshold for pip daily living and mobility, sent care plan, prescription list, psychologist letter confirming ongoing therapy, some…
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Awaiting tribunal and adding more info
Hi I am waiting on a tribunal date . I have had issues for at least 17 years and one of the issues I’ve finally had an mri for and found to have answers for a lot of what’s happening to me. Can this new info for this old issue be added to the appeal documents OR is it only up until the day I applied for pip info that’s…
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Pip assessment
I had my telephone call pip . Assessment yesterday it took one hour 47 minutes with my multiple illnesses this had drained me out and feel I have made a lot of mistakes can somebody tell me is this normal time during the assessment?
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Pip.. Change of Circumstances.
My friends sister had breast cancer ten odd years ago, had a really bad botched operation that left her with very tight scaring that has caused multiple other problems, she then had another operation two year's ago to rectify it, five hours again on the table,dressing over months constantly being changed, different methods…
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PIP Review, no assessment, paper decision
I’ve just received my PIP review decision and have had no assessment. The decision maker has put that I can’t have mobility and has marked me as 4 points even though I have very limited mobility and the box I ticked was a 12 point score. I’m not sure why they’ve done this so have requested my PA4 report to see how they’ve…
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Do I risk my claim if I state this.
Sorry for all these different posts,but this pip review is freaking me out to the point I'm waking in the night with panic attacks. My question is should I state on the form how just knowing its coming makes me feel and once its here I totally get depleted and panicked, not to mention the actual assessment itself. Omg I'm…
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Assessment Due within 2weeks
I have been getting PIP personal care low rate for several years. when I initially applied I went to local assessment centre and the assessor was very help ful but was only awarded persona; care but not mobility. I did and still have problems walking due to shin bone pain and ankle pain both of which have got worse since…
