PIP (again)

LouCie61

Hi, I'm new to this community. Thank you for letting me join.

I know this is a very visited subject; however, I'm at my wits' end here with worry about all this news that PIP is going to change this year.

I've seen something about them changing it so that we have to get a letter from our GP who will have to provide details of what they think our costs will be for whatever condition we have.

This would never work - my GP wouldn't have a clue how much I should pay my carer/cleaner/maintenance person or how many times I might have to get taxis or how many times I might have to order things online.

I lost most of my mobility in 2021 due to multiple spinal fractures and collapsed lumbar spine. It was very sudden and I had previously been a very active person, working for more than 40 years and doing sports regularly.

I received absolutely zero psychological support from anywhere and very little physical support. After a disaster with Council care I engaged a private carer and I have dealt with everything myself, from my finances to making sure I can continue to live independently with the assistance I need.

The spinal trauma has caused other issues (reduced lung capacity) and one of the drugs they gave me for the bone disease severely damaged my stomach, resulting in severe acid reflux (which I now have to take another drug for).

The Governments (both) have always banged on about wanting people to live independently - and that is what PIP is for - Personal Independence Payment. What do the Government want? Do they want us to live independently or what? Shall we just be a further resource on the services they say are already at breaking point. They really need to get their facts sorted out before they start persecuting vulnerable people.

If they suddenly stop payments this year I (and many others) will be thrown into sudden poverty. Even if we did have time to plan, many of us don't have any savings or back up. The worry of this is now making me feel permanently ill.

As well as mobility issues I have Crohn's which is aggravated by stress, so that is now kicking off with the worry.

Their threats are causing people's health conditions to deteriorate. I honestly never thought I'd spend my older age with this constant worry.

As an aside, even if I wasn't in this situation myself I would still be concerned and angry about it.

Thank you for reading and I hope this will be allowed to be published on the community.