Tell us your experiences of benefits

Shlbly

fluffycat said:

I've emailed across so to remain private

Was that for me, as not received anything?

fluffycat

Shlbly said:

fluffycat said:

I've emailed across so to remain private

Was that for me, as not received anything?

to the email in the first post x

Popdiva43

Yer hi all I've read everyones comments, and pip is an absolute joke, I had my assessment over the phone, my condition is osteoarthritis of both hips, and I have LLD, my condition doesn't just effect hips, it effects my knees my spine, so I have to use crutches to get around, I don't leave the house, on phone assessment the lady asked me what I did BEFORE I got this condition and I said I was a home carer, I enjoyed going to bingo, and the assessor put down that's what I do still today, bloody joke, I don't drive anymore as was manual and couldn't do the clutch, never once did I say I drove an automatic, which apparently I do,i also told I'm waiting to see physio as was a 3 month waiting list, and when physio saw me she was  disgusted the way I was an was referred as emergency to see specialist. 

kami24

My experience with the local council is much worse tah than dwp and i have found dwp much more efficient, helpful and easier to talk to than local councils sadly even though it should be the other way around as they have smaller caseloads to deal with and they say its a more personalized system type thing if you actually h see them face to face. I do believe that local councils and systems etv are more biased and discrimination takes place especially if you see them face to face probably goes the same for disability assessments because even if medical professionals are qualified etc i still believe they make presumptions based on where you are from, how younlook and your background information, therefore, how can any assessment or council face to face appointments etc ever be fair and effective? Uc has been an ok experience and responses from uc staff have been very quick surprisingly so and they processed my claim without hassle. I think local councils need to be examined especially housing departments but i guess i blame  the government guidelines they have to follow and adhere to 

Shlbly

Shlbly said:

Hi oh boy do I have a story. 

2007 breakdown and this is where it started. Sick pay for 6 months, no bills paid rent etc. Then put on Income support, still in debt everywhere. Health deteriorated so put on ESA and DLA high rate. Assessment for ESA whilst I had been bed bound for 5 days, all stopped lost car etc. Reinstated 3 months later. Started to do a complaint but gave up. Mental health got worse due to this. I was involved with Operation Yewtree 2013, a life time of sexual, mental and physical abuse came out for the first time ever. 

First PIP assessment 30 minutes long in my house, and he cut and pasted all the way through, money halved as apparently I have no MH disorders, when first diagnosed age 10 plus 4 others. Taken to appeal and lost as had no help doing forms. New assessment August 2018, forms had been done by the Disability Drop in Centre, I was there all day 8 hours as lots to fill in and local councillor at my house, so all changed and back on high rate. Light touch forms done again in December and now on a 10 year till I get contacted again. It has been one hell of a ride, as actually complained about the assessment February 2017 and got nowhere, savings all gone as used to compensate money being cut. Went to the press to tell my story as why are these people allowed to get away with this? 

I’m very open about what happened to me now as needed to because of what it was doing to my health, still having therapy.

Have tried to send this to the email stories but has told me today it can’t be sent.