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sammclean94
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I am currently waiting to receive my health assessment appointment in Scotland, I suffer from severe anxiety and have tried to live with it, it has got to the stage where I can barely leave the house for work and look for work so i have been sent the form which I filled in and sent back. I am worried that after the assessment I will be seen as fit for work or limited capability for work as this means while having to see doctors etc to get my anxiety sorted that I will be left penniless until I'm back at work. Does severe anxiety count as being unfit for work? Other info, I'm on universal credit and currently receive money towards my send and a standard allowance. Any help wpuld be appreciated thanks.
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Hi @sammclean94 welcome to the community. How are you doing today?
Thank you for sharing this with us. I am sorry to hear about this. Some of our members may be able to answer your question on this.
You may be interested in our benefits calculator, to find out what other benefits you could claim.
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Rethink have a downloadable document about PIP and anxiety here that you might want to have a look through.
It can be such a stressful situation and lots of our members have talked to us about going through the PIP process with mental health challenges.
It might be good for you to read through the PIP descriptors to see what they are looking for with each question?Scope
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