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KDR helps disabled former teacher win 10 year battle against DWP
Helen Derici (61), forced to retire as a teacher in her 40’s due to conditions causing chronic pain, has won a 10 year battle against the DWP. The DWP removed Helen’s Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in 2016 after she appeared in a 2015 Panorama documentary about opioid painkillers - “Hooked on Painkillers”. She was…
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Will I loose my backdated PIP?
hello, i have had a payment into my account so i must have been successful with pip application but no award letter yet. so very relieved as it will be a huge benefit to me as been struggling on esa support group money. can anyone advise if they have experience of bankrutpcy which was a huge step and a charity has provided…
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Returning car
As I rarely drive my motability vehicle, I am considering returning it. Im in my 4th yr after extending the same car after the 3yrs was completed. I called the M Scheme and was informed I wouldnt need to pay the £250 fee as I was in an extension period. And that I wouldnt need to inform PIP, as they would do this for me.…
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Out of curiosity
I do not think my gp has ever been asked for further information regarding my pip claims ever. However a very helpful GP (not my own)a few year's ago wrote a detailed letter for my MR which I included. First real help i ever got. He asked me to phone dwp and request they contact him,when I phoned the person on the dwp end…
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Planning and following a journey
I was awarded 12 points at last review for planning and following a journey as support staff accompanied me if I went out anywhere, I’m now living in council accommodation with floating mental health support, Hestia, she and psychiatrist written letters of support saying struggle to leave the house, extreme anxiety and…
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Pip review
Hi just had my review form come on enhanced on both at moment whats the chance of staying on it I'm stressing already
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PIP mental health claims
I seen a post on reddit where someone stated - "In recent months, mental health claims are getting straight 0's" on PIP applications/assessments! Is this true, as my application was heavily based on how unwell I have been over the years. I've been in hospital/services for around 10 years now! I'm now a bit worried I may…
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medical evidence
hi, does anyone knows if medical evidence provided NOT BY NHS is taken into account ( in my case appealing PIP) . thank you and have a nice evening
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Cancer Treatment and Claiming PIP
Hi, I've offered to help my friend who has stage 3 agressive breast cancer and has started a course of weekly chemo for 6 months prior to having surgery. She is unable to function very well due to the side effects of the chemo and other medications. Has anyone any advice on how to approach the claim or successful claims? I…
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DWP - do they use private numbers to call?
I am PIP and I have put in a request for a mobility car,I have sent all paper work back . I don't answer private numbers ,due to scams. Got call today and it was a private number Do dwp still use private numbers ? Or due to scams are outgoing calls now 0800? not rung back since,tried ringing been on hold a hour . Thanku…
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My Successful PIP Appeal – What I Learned & How I Prepared and how £20 helped me win!
Hi everyone, I wanted to share my PIP tribunal experience to help others who might be going through the same thing. I was initially awarded 0 points for both daily living and mobility, but after appealing, I was awarded Enhanced Daily Living and Standard Mobility for 5 years. The process was frustrating and exhausting, but…
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Need a replacement PIP award letter
I want new letter as I can’t find mine of my awarded papers for pip as I look to get a motobility vehicle and can’t with out the letter
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PIP MR phone call - is this normal?
Hi, I hope this is allowed. I’m currently waiting on the decision of my MR after originally applying for Ulcerative colitis, PCOS, Mental Health, Osteopenia, and back and leg pain. I received a call out of the blue last Tuesday and she said she was a decision maker and needed to speak to me about my PIP claim. She asked me…
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PIP points -Health Professional consideration
Evening Can anyone tell me the meaning of this HPs should not consider the point scores associated with descriptors or whether these will confer entitlement to the benefit if chosen by the DWP’s case managers (CMs). HPs should only consider whether the descriptor is appropriate to the claimant’s circumstances. Many Thanks
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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??
