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ESA and PIP what’s the difference?

Hi everyone.
I was on income based ESA for about 3 years due to my bipolar disorder and I was placed in the Support group. However my husband started working full time so I was no longer entitled to it, which seems bizarre because I still have bipolar and still can’t work because of it. Am I right in thinking that I now have to apply for PIP? which I have done, but as I’m sure you can appreciate it doesn’t really fit the problem of not being able to work because of my bipolar, it’s seems to be based on the care I need. Is this right?
Many thanks
Ali
I was on income based ESA for about 3 years due to my bipolar disorder and I was placed in the Support group. However my husband started working full time so I was no longer entitled to it, which seems bizarre because I still have bipolar and still can’t work because of it. Am I right in thinking that I now have to apply for PIP? which I have done, but as I’m sure you can appreciate it doesn’t really fit the problem of not being able to work because of my bipolar, it’s seems to be based on the care I need. Is this right?
Many thanks
Ali
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you are correct in your thinking.Pip is not about what diagnosis you have but how it affects your daily life.
if you look on the benefits and work site you can take the self test to see if you think you will qualify for pip.Good luck.
Debsidoo.x
With regard to evidence I’m not sure what else I could submit as my consultant never wrote to me with my condition just talked about it and how he won’t do anything because I’m too heavy (but also won’t help me lose the 6 stone I have put on since bipolar medication nor take into account I knackered my knee exercising trying to lose said weight in the first place) With my prescriptions I live in a small village and you don’t get the slips with your medication on you have to call for your medication and some of mine isn’t on repeat because it is things like sleeping tablets. I guess it just seems strange that I can’t claim JSA because I am not fit to work, I can’t claim ESA because my husband works but if I didn’t need any help with anything, if I just couldn’t work because I don’t know who I will wake up as from one day to the next I couldn’t claim anything. Lastly can you record the interview? Due to my meds for various things my memory is useless and I would like to have a record of the actual interview so when it comes to a mandatory assessment I know exactly what I said and what they said?
Many thanks
Thanks again