PIP advice

Gay_guy1986

Hi, I need advice. I had a PIP assessment for the first time as I never applied for PIP before, do you think I wasted my energy and my time with my PIP assessment on the phone on Wednesday (22 May, 2024)? because other people with more serious health issues gets turned down for PIP when they first applied, but what chance of I got, if other people get turned down?

I applied for PIP because of my dislocated knee cap, which happened last March, and too this day, it still hasn't healed and my leg won't bend and still struggling to walk. It's a struggle getting in and out of the bath to have a shower, and while I have a shower, I bring my computer chair into the bathroom to hold on to as my leg isn't stable enough and I also said I can't stand for more then 20 minutes as well to make a good meal as my leg starts to hurt with cramp which I told the assessor this on the phone and she said, my god, you not having a good time are you and she said ouch when I told her how my dislocated knee cap happened. It's even harder getting out of the bath as I got to be very careful and think on which is the best way to get out to avoid another dislocation which I told her this.

I also have Agoraphobia, mental health and social anxiety and panic attacks as I haven't been outside since my dislocation which last time I went out was April last year, and she said oh noo, it looks like you are isolated. I told her, that I get panic attacks and suicidal thoughts when Job Centre always gets in touch with appointments as the thought of going outside is worrying me and make me having panic attacks, and I also when I have panic attacks, my heart beats fast, I get sweaty with my hands as well etc. I don't like being around people, I always get my post when other people are asleep as I am in a block with 3 other flats, and soon as they have gone sleep, I go out of my flat door quietly and check my post box (thank god, I am on a ground floor flat) and I also got Dyslexic as I struggle to understand the meaning of words which I told her all of this information with my conditions.

So, going from all of this, do you think I stand a good chance of getting PIP or have I wasted my time?

On the same day, after my assessment, 30 minutes later, DWP texted me stating that they have received my report. So, I phoned up and they have sent me a copy of my report out to my address.

poppy123456

It would be impossible for anyone to predict what the decision maybe. It would also be impossible for anyone here to tell you whether there's any entitlement because we don't know exactly how your conditions affect you, other than what you've said here and that's not enough of information to advise further.

Now the report has been returned a decision can take up to about 12 weeks. Please also remember that when you receive the report it's not the decision, it's a recommendation only. They do mostly go with the report but it has been known for them to go against it.