PIP discussed on Victoria Derbyshire now

Sam_Alumni
Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,605 Championing
in PIP, DLA, and AA
I just had a message to say they are discussing PIP on Victoria Derbyshire on BBC2 in the next few minutes if anyone fancies watching!

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  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,605 Championing
    They are showing a PIP tribunal process.
  • Matilda
    Matilda Community member Posts: 2,592 Championing
    Thanks for info, @Sam_Scope.  Missed it - I'll watch later on iPlayer.
  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,605 Championing
    Definitely worth a watch on iplayer.  Honestly, it's nothing we dont already know, but it was great to hear them talking about it on mainstream TV.

  • jose2
    jose2 Community member Posts: 125 Empowering
    Got that @Sam_Scope,terrible , truly unbelieveable saying  'this system works'
  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,605 Championing
    It says it will be available soon here on the iplayer.
  • Matilda
    Matilda Community member Posts: 2,592 Championing
    edited May 2017
    Assessors and DWP automatically seem to assume that if a person works then they can't be disabled.   And a disability 'expert' on a tribunal panel assumed that someone capable of putting in ear-rings couldn't be disabled - though they might have been playing devil's advocate.  I understand that tribunals do challenge claimants to test their statements about their disabilities.  

    So if you are challenged by tribunal members, don't be upset or offended, just stick to your guns.  They might just be testing you, not calling you a liar or a cheat.

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