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Lies at PIP assessment - what now?

i was on esa,had an assessment in january and had my money stopped in february. appealed decision and went to tribunal, lost appeal. was told to apply for pip. i have depression and anxiety. had an assessment on 7th november and have now been told am not getting pip. i dont go out and am very jumpy at slightest thing, i dont go into town as i dont like crowds of people and get very anxious. lady at assessment said in report that i was not nervous at assessment. i had a fidget cube with me and my mother in law and was a bag of nerves, how can they get away with saying these lies. i am teriffied that i am going to be forced to go back to work as i dont feel confident enough.
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Unfortunately yours is not an uncommon tale
With regard to PIP, it is important to understand the points system, descriptors and the criteria for an award. A good starting place is the B&W self test
http://www.mybenefitsandwork.co.uk/pip/indexxx.php
When you have taken the test it is then necessary to ask for a mandatory reconsideration within a month of the date of your decision letter
There is lots of info on this site so please have a look round and come back with your questions or help you need
CR
Much like you would not expect your GP to know everything about every condition it’s sadly not realistic to expect a HCP to do so.
You’ll have to forgive my scepticism but our service sees hundreds of such cases each year and I’m in contact with similar across the UK. Not heard of a case like that at all and it seems unlikely as it’s the consequences of the condition rather than the thing itself which matter so it’s hard to see what the benefit of such a person would be.
As CR says, it might be beneficial to consider a mandatory reconsideration. If you do decide to go ahead with this and need some advice, just come back to us with any questions you have. It may seem daunting, but we have plenty of friendly community members and advisors who are here to support you.