Pip claim turned down

I was raped in 2014 and another court case has made me suicidal and slashing my arms I could not cope but know I need to as I know I'm entitled to it...
What do I do who will help me.I can't cope
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Hi @carey4
Welcome to the community, I am sorry to hear about your struggles. Are you getting any support at all for your mental health?If you are having thoughts of suicide, it is important that you discuss them with someone who is qualified to help. Please call the Samaritans on 116 123 (free) or email them at [email protected]
You might also benefit from reading MIND’s information on how you can help yourself:
If you feel that you may be an immediate danger to yourself, please call 999 or go to your local hospital right away.
You might like to speak to someone about the assault you faced, the Rape Crisis national freephone helpline on 0808 802 9999 (12-2.30pm and 7-9.30pm every day of the year) or look at the Rape Crisis website.
Regarding your PIP appeal, if you want to give a few more details maybe we can help? Did you go through Mandatory Reconsideration and then to tribunal?Scope
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Hi carey and welcome
Although you can submit a late appeal if you can show good reason, it might be simpler to just make a new claim.
You should get f2f advice from CAB or similar
It is important to understand the PIP points system, descriptors and criteria for an award. A good starting place is the B&W self test
http://www.mybenefitsandwork.co.uk/pip/indexxx.php
CR
Be all you can be, make every day count. Namaste -
Making a new claim is a bad idea. Any award will limit you to being paid only from your new date of claim and, were your original claim to be challenged successfully, any award would end the day before the date of your new claim regardless of whether the new claim is successful.
Although you refer to appeal I'm not clear that you're aware that the first stage is a mandatory reconsideration. You need to do that within one month of your PIP decision. If you are six months late then you just do a late mandatory reconsideration. Putting in evidence of what you describe in your posts will go a long way to helping it succeed.
If a late MR fails you then have a right to an appeal within 1 month (but up to 12 months late if your health prevents this). If you take this approach and win either the MR or the appeal then arrears would be paid all the way back to your original date of claim.
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Hi I have been on pip for the past two and half this time I got awarded no points if I put straight in for it would this assessment be taken into consideration
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Julieann63 said:Hi I have been on pip for the past two and half this time I got awarded no points if I put straight in for it would this assessment be taken into consideration
Best thing to do is ask for the MR first then Tribunal if that fails. If you succeed at either of these then your money will be backdated to the start of your claim.
Speak to your local CAB or welfare rights for help with the process. Good luck.
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Thanks I am going to tribunal thanks for your advise
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