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Received PIP back payment

Hi everyone,
PIP back payment went into my account today from July when I first applied for PIP. I was told it was Wednesday the 21st I would be getting paid (but I'm not complaining
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I'm still in disbelief I got PIP on my first attempt. I was told by my nearest & dearest I should prepare myself to have to go through the appeals process, because not many people get it first time round.
Again thankyou to everyone for your support on this forum. The majority of posts I read, people have had extremely negative experiences with the PIP process. But I was fortunate not to be have had that.
The only medical evidence I submitted was my FIT note from my doctors & as far as I'm aware, no medical evidence was requested from my doctor.
The f2f assessment I believe was crucial as to why I was awarded PIP. I scored enough points on the assessment & the DWP went with the assessor. At my f2f I didn't go in depth about my condition, but I did go In depth about how my condition effects my ability to carry out the the questions asked. I think this is a useful tip for anyone going to a f2f. They're not interested in your diagnosis it's about how your condition effects your ability to carry out the 12 questions asked in the form.
Lizzie x
PIP back payment went into my account today from July when I first applied for PIP. I was told it was Wednesday the 21st I would be getting paid (but I'm not complaining

I'm still in disbelief I got PIP on my first attempt. I was told by my nearest & dearest I should prepare myself to have to go through the appeals process, because not many people get it first time round.
Again thankyou to everyone for your support on this forum. The majority of posts I read, people have had extremely negative experiences with the PIP process. But I was fortunate not to be have had that.
The only medical evidence I submitted was my FIT note from my doctors & as far as I'm aware, no medical evidence was requested from my doctor.
The f2f assessment I believe was crucial as to why I was awarded PIP. I scored enough points on the assessment & the DWP went with the assessor. At my f2f I didn't go in depth about my condition, but I did go In depth about how my condition effects my ability to carry out the the questions asked. I think this is a useful tip for anyone going to a f2f. They're not interested in your diagnosis it's about how your condition effects your ability to carry out the 12 questions asked in the form.
Lizzie x
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Looking back, and I am not using it as an excuse, but probably because of my attitude and body language the assessors may well have believed that I was not interested in being there with all answers given by me in a tone of voice that indicated that I believed that the assessor was a complete ****.
What they all failed to understand was that my demeanour is a symptom of the brain damage that I had sustained - it had clearly been explained in a 5 page report that had been sent to them from the CMHT for older people.