If this is your first visit, check out the community guide. You will have to Join us or Sign in before you can post.
Award Review

Hi I have just had to fill in my Award review today with my partner it was last reviewed in 2016 after my award from 2015.
can any one tell me how they are processing these and if any one has been lucky with there reviews. I’m anxious as things haven’t really improved and only got more difficult as support for mental health has been cut. I was in crisis team for two years when I first got my PIP and I’m now in core team who see me like once every month to two months. But with COVID it’s all changing again.
can any one tell me how they are processing these and if any one has been lucky with there reviews. I’m anxious as things haven’t really improved and only got more difficult as support for mental health has been cut. I was in crisis team for two years when I first got my PIP and I’m now in core team who see me like once every month to two months. But with COVID it’s all changing again.
Have I any chance? As Im on enhanced care and don’t want to lose it.
Thanks
Replies
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot and let us know.
Let us know how you get on
hope you are all well?
yes my condition does effect me in many ways from flashbacks of abuse, getting tics and anxious, depressed days, body image, having to cope with being told I’m suffering parronia when I’m trying to understand things, having no energy to even look after my self and son without support, who has a disability and then constantly relying on my partner for things I should be able to do.
I just want to be able to say this when I have my consultation.
im hoping it will be over the phone.
I can understand why you don't like relying on your partner, but I'm sure he loves you dearly and doesn't mind at all. Hopefully one day soon though you can get to a place where you feel more comfortable about the level of dependency you have on him for certain things. And of course I hope the PIP review goes well, which I'm sure will lift stress off your shoulders.
I have a strange dynamic with my partner where we both rely on each other for certain things, because we each have vastly different aspects of life that we struggle with, with me for example it's anything visual because I'm sight impaired. I'm sure your partner relies on you for certain things, like we all do with our significant other halves to a degree.
Make sure you let us know how you get on with your review.
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot and let us know.
thankyou for getting back to me yes it’s difficult and because this Illness/disability is invisible I find it hard to explain without getting fustrated and angry about how it affects me, I understand everyone else has there struggles too but I just find it annoying that we have to have these reviews when it’s clear these conditions are permanent and keep fluctuating.
yes I hate having to rely on my partner but at the same time I’m happy I have him and do appreciate him, but it impacts us that we don’t get to go out even though we can’t due to pandemic because of my social anxieties.
😊
I will keep my fingers crossed for your review.
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot and let us know.
yes I know it’s safe here so I am happy to share certain things.
Scope
Tell us what you think?
Complete our feedback form to help us to improve your community.
since this review I’ve had a second extension to Aug 2021.
yes I’m going to hold on for the call the lady said that could happen at any time too so it’s the worry I don’t miss it.
Still no update or contact from Dwp about this review it’s with health professionals apparently I have to wait to see if it will be calculated on paper or if I need a telephone call, I’m going to call them again tommorow, it’s really bugging me now christmas is coming 🤦♀️😞
posted my sons DLA review form yesterday, the letter says it is to be done now to be worked out for feb 2021 when his current claim ends, we’d filled it out at end of November but was just holding off to delay the anxiety and stress that I feel with the process.
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot and let us know.
Christmas 🎄 now to look
forward to a safer and more positive new year ! 🥰
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot here and let us know what you think
yes the new year came but can’t say it started well, back in that cycle of depression and being low due to lockdown. And I’m top of that got my letter through for PIP review it’s next week over the phone. Still awaiting sons DLA I’ll keep you updated on what happens from now. Hopefully this year health professionals will give us both information about our needs 🤞. Testing times for sure, I do hope you are all coping.
Good luck with the telephone assessment. Please just remember that you can only do your best. Be honest, and ask them to repeat their questions if you don't feel you understand what they're asking.
Yes, please do keep us updated on your son's DLA.
Indeed, fingers crossed
Want to tell us about your experience on the community? Talk to our chatbot here and let us know what you think