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Hi, my name is UrbanPigeon!

UrbanPigeon
UrbanPigeon Community member Posts: 16 Connected
in Start here and say hello!
Hello everybody.

Im new here and I am a disabled man in his early 40s with a Blue Badge, just havn't passed the PIP stage yet. I am hoping that reading through the posts on this forum it could help me to pass for an award for PIP  :)

Thank You.
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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,964 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi and welcome to the community Feel free to join in or ask any questions 
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  • UrbanPigeon
    UrbanPigeon Community member Posts: 16 Connected
    janer1967 said:
    Hi and welcome to the community Feel free to join in or ask any questions 
    Thank you, Janer1967 :)
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  • nasturtium
    nasturtium Community member Posts: 360 Pioneering
    Hello UrbanPigeon :)
    How to challenge a PIP award that has been reduced at Review https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/696285#Comment_696285
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  • UrbanPigeon
    UrbanPigeon Community member Posts: 16 Connected
    nasturtium said:
    Hello UrbanPigeon :)
    Hello nasturtium :)
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  • JBS2022
    JBS2022 Scope Member Posts: 2,075 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @UrbanPigeon. Welcome to the community 
    Life is better in a fishtank  🐟
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  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 15,465 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @UrbanPigeon - & welcome to the community from me also. PIP is not about any diagnoses rather how your disability is affected attempting/doing some activities of daily living &/mobilising. Reading about these activities/descriptors is a good place to begin: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/personal-independence-payment-descriptors-and-scores-april-2022.pdf

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  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,979 Disability Gamechanger

    Hello @UrbanPigeon. A warm welcome to Scope’s forum from me. It is great to see you have joined us. How are you at the moment?

    You have mentioned hoping that reading through the posts on this forum could help you to pass for an award for PIP.

    Is there any help you are looking for in particular at the moment with regard to PIP? Please don’t hesitate to let us know if there’s anything we can specifically do to help.

    Otherwise, have a good read around and I hope the posts will help you :)

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  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,741 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello and welcome @Urbanpigeon - what a great username! I hope you're keeping well.

    We have lots of information around PIP, in our PIP, DLA and AA category and feel free to start a conversation in there should you be particularly confused about any element of it.

    Wishing you a relaxing Sunday afternoon. Take care.
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  • UrbanPigeon
    UrbanPigeon Community member Posts: 16 Connected
    JBS2022 said:
    Hi @UrbanPigeon. Welcome to the community 
    Hello JB and Thank you :) 
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  • UrbanPigeon
    UrbanPigeon Community member Posts: 16 Connected
    chiarieds said:
    Hi @UrbanPigeon - & welcome to the community from me also. PIP is not about any diagnoses rather how your disability is affected attempting/doing some activities of daily living &/mobilising. Reading about these activities/descriptors is a good place to begin: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/personal-independence-payment-descriptors-and-scores-april-2022.pdf

    Hello Chiarieds and Thank You for welcoming me and your advice. Unfortunately I have had some experience with PIP before which did not turn out so well, so I do know the basics of the form filling. I am just spending time on the forum to pick up some helpful hints and tips to prevent any further mistakes. The unfortunate experiences I had to go through while making the previous claim has left me anxious about claiming again but sadly I dont seem to have much choice but to claim PIP. Thank you for your kind help.
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  • UrbanPigeon
    UrbanPigeon Community member Posts: 16 Connected
    L_Volunteer said:

    Hello @UrbanPigeon. A warm welcome to Scope’s forum from me. It is great to see you have joined us. How are you at the moment?

    You have mentioned hoping that reading through the posts on this forum could help you to pass for an award for PIP.

    Is there any help you are looking for in particular at the moment with regard to PIP? Please don’t hesitate to let us know if there’s anything we can specifically do to help.

    Otherwise, have a good read around and I hope the posts will help you :)

    Thank You L_Volunteer for advice and welcome. Not really looking for any particular help just mainly reading through the forum for any tips there may be. However I will ask if there is anything in particular I would like to know. Thank You :)
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  • UrbanPigeon
    UrbanPigeon Community member Posts: 16 Connected
    Cher_Scope said:
    Hello and welcome @Urbanpigeon - what a great username! I hope you're keeping well.

    We have lots of information around PIP, in our PIP, DLA and AA category and feel free to start a conversation in there should you be particularly confused about any element of it.

    Wishing you a relaxing Sunday afternoon. Take care.
    Hello Cher and Thank You for the kind compliment about my username. As for the keeping well to be honest that is not going so well lately. My disability and the worry over PIP has taken it toll on me a bit lately im a little low both mentally and physically but I am hopeful that will change soon. Thank you for your links and help :)
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  • UrbanPigeon
    UrbanPigeon Community member Posts: 16 Connected
    Cher_Scope said:
    Hello and welcome @Urbanpigeon - what a great username! I hope you're keeping well.

    We have lots of information around PIP, in our PIP, DLA and AA category and feel free to start a conversation in there should you be particularly confused about any element of it.

    Wishing you a relaxing Sunday afternoon. Take care.
    Hello Cher and Thank You for the kind compliment about my username. As for the keeping well to be honest that is not going so well lately. My disability and the worry over PIP has taken it toll on me a bit lately im a little low both mentally and physically but I am hopeful that will change soon. Thank you for your links and help :)
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