I have a home visit but I did not ask for one. Is this a good sign?

pound1234

Hi I have a home vist on the 12 sep 
i dint ask for a home visit .is this a good sign that they are comeing to me x

thespiceman

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Ami2301

Hi @pound1234
Welcome to the community!

Liam_Alumni

Hi @pound1234,

Welcome to Scope's online community! It's great to have you on board.

You say that you did not ask for a home visit. Have you considered contacting your assessment provider to ask why you are having a home visit?

Your assessor will either be Atos which you can email using PIP-customerservice@atos.net or Capita, which you can contact via their website.

Our benefits advisors also said this on another community discussion which might be of interest to you:

"Usually home visits are only if the claimant requests it. I wonder if there was something on the claim forms which makes the assessment firm think that perhaps there are access issues with the centre they would otherwise use? Or it may be that they are doing this in order to get through their backlog, as delays have been an issue with PIP in the past."

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions then please do let us know!

markyboy

I have had 2 home visits over the years and never asked for one so i would not say it was a good sign or a bad one

pound1234

Hi I have had my home vist i felt so uncomable I explain that I am in bed alway everyday as the pain and the pain killers I am on make me sleep so I told him it was a man I am a lady 38 as I told him I had bed sores on my num he ask to see them I said I dint want to and he said well he needs to see them I had to pull my pants down and show h8m I felt so embarrassed a shame upset and felt like I was a piece of dirty off his shoe I am still very upset by this i after he ask this I was in tears and just want him to lever but he said he could not leve till after the assessment i still cry about this I a man as shame I can’t get out of bed or dress my self and the fact I have bed sore is not nice to show anyone can anyone tell me if he should of ask to see them please 

markcumbria

Hi pound  I really think that you could make a complaint about the person who asked to see the sores because he was the opposite sex because if it had been a female who done the home visit you would not have had any problem my advice is see what others think about what you said and maybe try and get some advice from the citizens advice bureau to see what helpful advice they give you good luck in your claim.

Yadnad

pound1234 said:

Hi I have a home vist on the 12 sep 
i dint ask for a home visit .is this a good sign that they are comeing to me x

Is this an ATOS assessment? If so they must have determined that for whatever reason you are not able to get to one of their assessment centres
If it is a CAPITA assessment, they took the contract on offering more home visits than ones at an assessment centre.

pound1234

Hi I phone pip up and explain what happen a few thing happen in m6 home vist one asking to see my bed sores .and when he ask where my other tables was I told him them was in m6 draw 8n my bedroom and as he when upstairs to get them he also brought a passport down and said I’ve got your passport but it was my sons passport as mine was on the chair down stairs he did not ask to see it once even after I told he that was my son and mine was on the chair the lady on the phone was so upset the way I was treated and give me the email adress phone number and told me to make a complat s9 I’ve sent a email as well as phone up xx

Smartina

I’m so sorry for you x this is absolutely appalling behaviour X he seemed like a real wrong one didn’t he x it’s awful letting some into your person life you don’t know especially when we are vulnerable for what ever reason x but this is prime example of taking advantage x Im sending healing ❤️‍🩹 love and strength to you x and to just blow that horrible feeling of him right of out of your home and off you 🙏🙏😘❤️‍🩹 x whooosh gone that horrible person lv 🙏🙏😘x did you complain? X 

poppy123456

Smartina said:

I’m so sorry for you x this is absolutely appalling behaviour X he seemed like a real wrong one didn’t he x it’s awful letting some into your person life you don’t know especially when we are vulnerable for what ever reason x but this is prime example of taking advantage x Im sending healing ❤️‍🩹 love and strength to you x and to just blow that horrible feeling of him right of out of your home and off you 🙏🙏😘❤️‍🩹 x whooosh gone that horrible person lv 🙏🙏😘x did you complain? X 

This thread is more than 4 years old and the member hasn't been active for just over 4 years. The thread refers to a home visit but they no longer do home visits and haven't for almost 3 years.