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Is it harder to transfer as oppose to being a new claimant?
Just a pondering. I do get these random thoughts pop up from reading threads. You will get used to them. 
So, a fair few people appear to lose benefit and need to do the MR route.
I wonder if it's the thinking that you are transferring/ moving when you are actually a new claimant as well?
The benefits have similarities but differences. Being on DLA initially is likely to go against you in a strange way- bear with me.
DLA forms asked you what you would spend the money on if you were successful. I filled all that in.
They encouraged you to have hobbies, go out with friends, they were going to offer you extra money to enable all these things you couldn't currently do. You were encouraged to socialize.
Then they change it all to PIP and the above goes against you! You are considered as able to function and communicate and mix with others.
Result no benefit.
I can't help but think that not only is the PIP designed to not award points, it's relying on those on DLA to have some sort of life. Result no benefit.
It's possible that a percentage don't satisy PIP because they have altered it. What the government hasn't said is what benefit these people are then entitled to, unless it's ESA premium or something.
I am still waiting on my assessment points. I will go the MR route if it looks like it's wrong. But, it is possible that I don't satisfy the descriptors enough. I bet you I scored 7. Will let you guys know. Hindsight, which I'd asked when I called. Reality I forget things.

So, a fair few people appear to lose benefit and need to do the MR route.
I wonder if it's the thinking that you are transferring/ moving when you are actually a new claimant as well?
The benefits have similarities but differences. Being on DLA initially is likely to go against you in a strange way- bear with me.
DLA forms asked you what you would spend the money on if you were successful. I filled all that in.
They encouraged you to have hobbies, go out with friends, they were going to offer you extra money to enable all these things you couldn't currently do. You were encouraged to socialize.
Then they change it all to PIP and the above goes against you! You are considered as able to function and communicate and mix with others.
Result no benefit.
I can't help but think that not only is the PIP designed to not award points, it's relying on those on DLA to have some sort of life. Result no benefit.
It's possible that a percentage don't satisy PIP because they have altered it. What the government hasn't said is what benefit these people are then entitled to, unless it's ESA premium or something.
I am still waiting on my assessment points. I will go the MR route if it looks like it's wrong. But, it is possible that I don't satisfy the descriptors enough. I bet you I scored 7. Will let you guys know. Hindsight, which I'd asked when I called. Reality I forget things.
Do not follow me, I don't know where I am going.
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New claimants have nothing to compare PIP to which possibley makes understanding a bit easier
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Chances are that's had an impact because the new one won't know me.
You are considered as functioning if you can use a computer and can communicate.
I was asked if I did online banking. I don't even know what that is, do you use the Internet. For people who struggle to go out its a connection with the outside world.
Communicating here doesn't mean I can talk to you, it's typed.
I do online banking. But only because it's so much easier to transfer money online than go out. Oh sorry, if I go out, I don't have mobility issues...
Are we allowed a life at all? Or do we just have to stare at the same 4 walls 24/7?
But as pip is function based I then wonder if that led them to assume I could operate anything mechanical, digital, complex and therefore I can manage day to day because I can eat and switch the heating on?
I wouldn't know you had hearing issues from reading your posts. That's the thing with hidden conditions.
I certainly couldn't decide your life in one hour, I actually wouldn't want the assessors job.
she kept on- what about a sandwich or a piece of toast as the toast pops up.
when I told her that I have no toaster, no microwave or electric kettle as we have an Aga , she eventually moved on to next subject
However it says can you cook a simple meal using fresh ingredients, sadly no. Embarrassing to have to admit, but here I feel you guys will understand and most likely others can't either.
There are lots of us who can't manage to cook?