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mercedesbd
Member Posts: 109 Courageous
Hello I have letter of diagnosis I need to send to DWP as I’ve just been given 0 points at assesment. And a few points I need to raise before my decision.
How can I contact DWP other then by sending the stuff by post. I see on here before of people emailing? I physically can’t go out over my anxiety I had to have letter posted to me and I can’t send it off and no one to send for me.
If so whats PIP’s email? I’ll scan diagnosis letter and send to them.
How can I contact DWP other then by sending the stuff by post. I see on here before of people emailing? I physically can’t go out over my anxiety I had to have letter posted to me and I can’t send it off and no one to send for me.
If so whats PIP’s email? I’ll scan diagnosis letter and send to them.
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Are you appealing against DWP with a MR?
I used evidence in mine and my Specialist Nurse said that I need supervision for , bathing because of a near drowning experience. I need supervision with most of the daily care descriptors like I can not use an oven, use sharp knives and hot pans etc because of my epilepsy. I have this condition and have seizures every day almost. I often drop to the floor with no warnings. None of this was taken into account I still got a 0. I am now going to a tribunal.
I agree with twonker DWP don't care about what you have been diagnosed with. Its disgusting how they are treating vulnerable, disabled people.
On evidence alone will not change things. You need to look at the descriptors and then explain why you don't agree and then give an example of what happened the last time you tried to complete the activity. Its so unfair how people are been treated and it just goes to show that PIP is not fit for purpose when PIP tribunals are been won by the claimant by 73%
I have my tribunal on the 15th of May and I am now losing my home because of it.
It should tell you on your decision letter the email address where to send it.
Good Luck and take care
Best of luck!
Sending it to the DWP will make no difference. Yes it will show that you suffer from a certain condition but it will not explain or confirm how having that condition impacts on your life and the relevant descriptors that you are relying on.
You have to evidence the impact not the condition itself.
People with the condition have it impact on their lives differently so I don't understand why you think the DWP will automatically accept that it does or should impact.
I have many issues/conditions that don't really impact on my life, I don't let it. However there will be many others that couldn't cope with what I have going on so the impact is greater for them as it isn't for me.
I was only pointing out that people with similar issues will normally find that the impact varies a lot person by person. I personally don't have the impact that others would probably experience because I don't let it happen. You only have to see how the likes of Steve Redgrave and Gary Mabbutt manage to become successful athletes despite being Type 1 insulin dependent diabetics. Yet on this site we hear posters claiming an impact because of that condition.
Everybody is different, it all depends on how you manage the condition.
I'm going to be sending in my patient summary because it has my health problems on there and yes I know it doesn't describe how they affect me on a daily basis, I'm sending my summary in because it tells them that I have the conditions that are on my review form and what I've told them at the assessment are real and not just made up. I've actually been told by a couple of advice places that help with benefit forms to send one in, should have gone in with the form but I won't go into that.
As for getting such a personal service that you had I'm afraid that is a rarity.
@Antonia_Scope isn't there an option for people not to see a blocked person's post in the "You commented" area?
It's worth having a look to see if you can get help from an advice centre and ask if they are able to come to your home and help you
Excuse my grammar, my brain is doing a lot of farting today lol. I've just deleted and retyped a bit of it and I still don't know if I've worded it correctly! It's fun having mental health problems and fibromyalgia, my brain likes to fart a lot, I even forget simple words.