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So worried about my son's face to face for PIP
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judithsmith56
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Hi my Son is going to have a visit on Friday face to face for pip he has cerebral palsy learning difficulties hydrocephalus he has a shunt he wears to hearing aids and the mental age of an 8. Is really worried as we have a Mobility car which is a life line he uses two walking sticks and has a wheelchair the car means I can take him out to college to meet with others who have disabilities he could not use public transport as he is so unstable on his feet ido nearly everything for him but I am so worried for the face to face☹️
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Hello Judith (?) @judithsmith56 and welcome to the community. Very glad you have found us.
I am not one myself, but we do have some PIP specialists here who will, I am sure, get back to you very soon. I know this is very, very hard for you and my heart goes out to you both.
Bear with us. You're among friends here, and we will help in any way we can.
Warmest best wishes,
Richard -
Hi @judithsmith56
It’s great to meet you today!!!
We have got lots of “Info & You Tube” on benefits (pip) below:
https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fpip&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fpip&auth=OdCmUepX8Eu01lD6Q10Fhg&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Pip
There’s also more "Info & Advice” here on our site.
Please please let me know if I can help you further with this?????
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