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HOPE - PIP
sdoc94
Member Posts: 140 Pioneering
Hi all,
Just a quick post for anyone currently awaiting decisions on PIP.
Not all stories are bad - we rarely hear the good. I myself will own up that before my decision I was on this site every day posting and replying etc but when I got my award, I was off for a while.
I have decided to come back on regularly and make as much input as I can.
Anyway - if you are reading this and worrying about your decision, DO NOT. From my experience they aren't all bad, I had a pleasant and kind assessor at my face to face. I myself was sceptical that they could be acting nice but will lie on the report. She did not lie once.
I didn't send any medical evidence and was so worried they would not go searching for it themselves because a lot of posts on here made me think that - THEY DID. They went and retrieved all my medical records and spoke to all my doctors, surgeons etc.
Just wanted to let everyone know that they aren't all bad - I got a fair decision and was very relieved when I opened my envelope.
I may have gotten lucky - but so can you.
Just a quick post for anyone currently awaiting decisions on PIP.
Not all stories are bad - we rarely hear the good. I myself will own up that before my decision I was on this site every day posting and replying etc but when I got my award, I was off for a while.
I have decided to come back on regularly and make as much input as I can.
Anyway - if you are reading this and worrying about your decision, DO NOT. From my experience they aren't all bad, I had a pleasant and kind assessor at my face to face. I myself was sceptical that they could be acting nice but will lie on the report. She did not lie once.
I didn't send any medical evidence and was so worried they would not go searching for it themselves because a lot of posts on here made me think that - THEY DID. They went and retrieved all my medical records and spoke to all my doctors, surgeons etc.
Just wanted to let everyone know that they aren't all bad - I got a fair decision and was very relieved when I opened my envelope.
I may have gotten lucky - but so can you.
Shady.
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Great news very pleased for you.
Debsidoo.x
Senior online community officer
CR
The things people have had to endure and go through also makes me more worried for myself. There are people here much more disabled than me and they are getting thrown off disability benefits, claims refused, tribunals appealed by dwp, lies by assessors, laws thst are confusing and terribe terrible treatment at assessments. Plus people who can't walk and or in wheelchairs having their car taken away. People too scared to appeal a low award because of what they went through to get it. Families broken, relationships breaking down, health deteriorating etc etc etc. It's so frightening and heartbreaking.
I didn't know any of this the first time around. I recently had a review for pip on 7th March. I found this site because I had a distressing review.
I haven't had the decision yet. I have no idea how it will go. I'm assuming not good. So I'm glad I found this site and there will be help and support if I have to go to appeal, tribunal etc, because I tell you for sure that I will fight them all the way. If I could work I would. I loved working, thrived on it. My life is **** now and I refuse to live in that kind of poverty again like I did before I qualified for disability benefits.
I'm so glad to hear that people do have straightforward and successful awards.
I feel like Sandy pleased to have found this site, but do get low hearing what is happening to disabled people at the hands of assessors.
I am in no way saying that what goes on here is negative, we need to hear all the horror stories and bad experiences.
But it is also good to remember to come back and share the positive as well.
Hope everyone's claims that are outstanding go well!