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Somebody to attend PIP assessment with me
Bevers1959
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Have pip assessment my brother who normally come with me has an appointment so cant attend ,have tried everywhere for someone to attend with me but no luck Any suggestions please would be much appreciated
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I've moved your post into our PIP/DLA discussions where hopefully our other members will be able to advise. I've also removed your other duplicate posts, so hopefully all your responses should be here!
Since July to-date I got home visit, yet again it am time .
I'm need pm my high care needs etc.
Shocked when too my fromer soical worker left her job
She was to sis in on medical ,
As I got additional information medical evidence sent to capita dwp too
They never took any notice off that I'm never do mormoin side effects meds too or alone with strangers.
Instead capita buness services limited company employees. Still came 9.15am I'm no one to help me yet , major shocked.
I since had fromer social worker call many times explain again .
Instead of checking my evidence hers too.
I'm block to dla, offer pip even paper based medical.
I since logged official complaint of disability discrimination cause me harm.
Beach duty of care.
To dwp too
To review cumpter descion. Now my new social worker Fri failed to support assist me to find out what going on .I no family members support.so I know to well how difficult to find trust in some one to support you and in medical.
I have been to three and my wife sat outside in the reception area whilst I went in on my own. It's not as though it's an execution chamber!
However the DWP decided that despite that they limit the number.
Therefore whilst you have the right to cancel more than once, the DWP/assessor will not accept that application.
The DWP guidance says that you may bring someone with you, not must.
There is no legal right to have anybody with you in the assessment. In fact the assessor does have the right to refuse admission into the room or evict part way through the assessment if they feel that the person that the claimant brought with them is disruptive or causing issue with the process.
This has really annoyed me to think you can be so ignorant and rude.. These assessments aren't always easy for everyone (unlike yours obviously).. And by your comments it could really upset people and put them in a downward spiral.
I went with my daughter aged 20 who has depression and anxiety and went in with her on her pip appointment with no bother or question about it, it was welcomed... And what happens if you have a carer who looks after you 24/7 surely you need them with you..
I have just been on Citizens Advise and PIP Assessment Centre and quote " it can be easier to talk openly about your health condition or disability if you have some moral support, so we encourage you to have a companion with you." Etc....
@Bevers1959 and anyone else. I hope things go well for you xxx
My assessments easy? You must be joking. All three were a nightmare. As soon as I started to explain my answers I was cut short.
OK my body language clearly upset the assessors. Not my fault - all part of the problems I have.
I too suffer from depression on top of PTSD and currently on 200mg Sertraline to try and keep it and my temper under control.
Carer? My wife doesn't physically actually do that much for me, but as my rock for the past 23 years that I have been ill I can't do without her. I'm fiercely independent and try to keep a lid on everything for her sake.It's only because of her that I am still here.
But no way was I going to allow my wife to see me get into a state at the assessment - she deserves better than that. It would upset me for her to hear how I really feel inside with all of the difficulties that I have to cope with and be strong for her.
Are you suggesting that if a piece of guidance or rule is upsetting then we must pretend that it doesn't exist for fear of becoming more upset by reading it?
Unfortunately I live in the real world parts of which are not acceptable to many.
So, you worked in a fraud context. That’s given you a completely skewed perspective on actual fraud levels and you repeatedly post on that basis. Especially concerning because fraud figures are a form of frud on the public and benefit fraud is low and fraud prosecutions are even lower. It creates anxiety where there is little need.
Ditto you and your wife seem to have struggled with the basics of benefit claims and in securing adequate assistance or representation. Therefore you assume that others should at least be aware they could have similar problems and repeatedly post along those lines too when in fact the majority don’t. It creates anxiety where there is little need.
It’s the adding of an “angle” which purports to add something factual but which is actually a tangent. Thus above you purport to quote the guidance on assess,rents and cancellations when it’s not really relevant to a discussion which is really about the fact a home visit is needed. Your summary is also crucially inaccurate in stating DWP/the assessor will not accept subsequent attempts to cancel.
Firstly, it’s neither DWP nor the assessor. It’s a purely administrative decision by the assessment provider. A small but critical distinction. They’ll follow the guidance to the precise point someone challenges and then it’s escalated away from them.
Secondly, there is plenty of evidence that if a case is presented properly they will of course accept subsequent cancellations. I’ve had one client who ran to six cancellations for various reasons and another with five.
To be clear I really like many of our discussions and your contributions but the tendency to see as central what others see as tangents perhaps points towards why you may have had so many benefit issues. Seeing complexity where there is none?
The last thing that I want to do is for me to try to talk about my issues with the assessor without the worry of how my wife would feel if she realised the true extent of my problems.
I have no choice in the matter - maybe I am wrong but I have protected my wife over the years on many things relating to my health.
She is not a well woman either.
It's not a case of walking into the assessment alone with no hesitation and having full control of my issues. The choice is not there - I have no choice.
As for full control, grief, without that control the first thing that would happen if I became agitated was to probably demolish the damn room. Anybody that then came in would have to be extremely careful in how they approached me. I know what I can be like - probably their worst nightmare.
Hence the reason why I have had to be sectioned in the past - not just for my benefit but mainly for the benefit of everybody around me.
Without that control how would my wife react if I was pushed that far?
Over the years with counselling etc I have had to learn how to control myself.
I would add that before the incident I was the most placid and patient guy that you could meet.
With the brain injury on top of the PTSD my personality changed overnight
I lead a normal life to the outsider which is only possible because of the drugs I am on and the hours and years I have spent within the mental health system trying to take back control of my life.