Hi, my name is j999!

j999
j999 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

L am really mad about the changes to pip it just took me 19 months to get it in the frist place lhave arthritis as well as a slipped disc and s shaped curfe of my spine but on saying that lam alot better off than a lot of people which keeps me going

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  • greenkitty82
    greenkitty82 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    I agree with you j999 completely. I suffer from a condition called ME which makes doing everything extremely difficulty due to the exhaustion it causes and leaves me bed ridden and it took 16 months to get the PIP money. Fortunately I had people to help me out in the meantime but it was a real struggle after 6 rejections and a tribunal to finally get it but if they are making the PIP even harder now to get this worries me greatly. One reason for rejection of the benefit was "you look ok" which is ridiculous. Out of sheer necessity I have to have the benefit as I am genuinely too ill to work and without it I will have nothing to live on. The government should be ashamed they are causing this distress to people like myself and others who cannot help their disabilities.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 62,825 Championing

    @j999 welcome to the forum

  • j999
    j999 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    Hi sandy 123 thank you for welcoming me hope you have a nice day and always profin that there are people like your self are a lot worse than me but on saying that it depends on weather or not l am having a bad day or not and unfortunately today is a bad day but thanks to hearing from you it's brighter up my day j999

  • j999
    j999 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    Hi greenkitty 82 thank you for your time to get in touch l am extremely concerned that it took so long for you to get your pip it should be a immediate yes in your case and knowing the chances they are bringing in it is absolutely wrong because it means for me they are going to stop it at some point which will mean l will neither be able to get out and about which means l will be more of a burden on the tax payer due to thebfact that l will be in and out of hospital due to my mental health becoming unstable hope you have a great day j999

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 1,943 Championing

    Hi and a very warm welcome to the community.

  • j999
    j999 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    Hi luvpink thank you for your warm welcome hope you are having a great day post again real soon j999