PIP appeal after stroke

LynV1

My husband had a stroke in 2010 which has left him with no memory. He can ask me the same question several times a minute He cannot go to unfamiliar places on his own. He can just go to the local paper shop and he can walk me to school every morning to work as thats where his children went and that is familiar to him. I have to leave him a note every day as to when I am home, What he can watch on planner and where his lunch is. He cannot prepare a meal himself he would put a pan on and burn it dry or leave the cooker on. He has little quality of life cannot get excited about anything. He was on DLA but has had to change to PIP. We filled the form in and sent it off and then we were sent for a face to face in Wigan. I had to go with him of course. I fought my corner for him but to no avail. They sent him 0 across the board. We sent a reconsideration but that came back the same with 0. We are now about to start on the appeal process. This is just ridiculous. He had ESA in the support group as he cannot work yet PIP believe he can work. This system really needs sorting out.
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Sam_Alumni

Hi @LynV1 welcome to the community, I am so sorry to hear about your experiences.  

We have lots of information about the appeal process but also we have so many members in a very similar boat to you so do get chatting and get involved so you can speak to them and learn their experience too.

Around 60% of PIP appeals are successful, so try and think positively, hopefully we can offer you support and information that will aid you in this.

You can see the CAB's advice here, You can see the community's tips on appealing a decision here.  Find your local Law Centre here and get in touch with them, Law Centres defend the legal rights of people who cannot afford a lawyer. They are specialists working in their local communities to uphold justice and advance equality.

I hope this helps, keep talking and I hope we can support you through this.

Sam_Alumni

Hi @LynV1 how are you getting on?