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Yadnad

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Three children family who are all in receipt of enhanced PIP/DLA - both rates. Girl 14 hates school so has dropped out. Boy 18 states that he does not want to work or leave home. Girl 25 never worked, she doesn't see the point in it. Her argument is that she has a benefit income equal to what she could earn.

Makes me sad to see and hear this

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kreacher

girl 25 does have a point

tifo

"Three children family who are all in receipt of enhanced PIP/DLA - both rates"

I don't understand how the 3 children are on enhanced PIP due to not going to school and not wanting to work?

Doglover2

You can't rock up and ask for benefits and be handed them. There's more to this they aren't telling you.

mix_dage

@Yadnad
one child and two adults surely?

I’m not sure on your point exactly, what perspective are you viewing this situation from ? 🤷‍♀️

Yadnad

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1012230#Comment_1012230

All three children 'suffer from a mix of anxiety, ADHD & depression' All three have reported these conditions to the GP who medicates all three.

The 14 year old simply hates school. She first of all passed for grammar at 11 - this lasted for one year. since then she has tried two other high schools but does not like the way that the teachers talk to her. She is taking a few months off and is to be taught on line for a couple of hours a day, 3 days a week. Whether she likes that is another thing.

The 18 year old is more interested in gaming at home than getting up to find a job. He sleeps through the day and spends all night on his laptop and gaming console.

The 25 year old is more than happy with her lot in life and simply doesn't see the point in working for nothing extra.

Yadnad

Not really mum and dad pay £1500 a time to have a private company complete all of the benefit claims for the older two.

Yadnad

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1012352#Comment_1012352

Yes to put it correctly. I at 76 and millions of others are paying tax to support their choice of lifestyle.

tifo

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1012722#Comment_1012722

From my own experience of PIP, I can't believe they're on enhanced care and mobility (i'm sorry if it comes out wrong but i can't get my head around it) for

"14 year old simply hates school …. does not like the way that the teachers talk to her" (I can understand this a bit as my child is similar but more than this)

and

"The 18 year old is more interested in gaming at home than getting up to find a job. He sleeps through the day and spends all night on his laptop and gaming console"

and

"The 25 year old is more than happy with her lot in life and simply doesn't see the point in working for nothing extra".

My 18 year old has severe social anxiety and depression throughout high school and now college, she has regular panic attacks, throws up in morning because of anxiety about going to (now) college, esp when there's a lesson where she might have to speak, is quiet as a mouse in class and the teachers know not to ask her a question (she panics) and is receiving counselling at college (also did at school). She attends one of the top colleges in Lancashire.

She's gone every day to school and college (mostly) and not gone off for months or days or had any online schooling.

I say the above because we've never thought to apply for PIP for her and to be honest, looking at my own experience, i don't think she would get it or be able to go through the assessment on her own.

Yadnad

Quite honestly I can't believe it really. But I know the parents very well as I do the children.

From what I have been told and have no reason to doubt it, it's all a question of how you fill out the claim form and making sure that the GP is on board with everything.

Both parents are Social Workers and just accept what the children tell them how they feel.

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tifo

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1013184#Comment_1013184

My GP has always been on my side as have the hospital clinicians yet the assessors and tribunal panel ignored everything they said and make up their own statements. That's only my experience I state.