I requested my pip assessors report and by the looks of it I won’t be awarded anything but it’s a farce !
Every justification she has she’s put I work 15 hours as a secretary as a reason for me having good cognitive function and fine motor skills , my cognitive ability isn’t really in question to be honest all my disabilities are physical and affect me physically, the fine motor skills to type on a keyboard and do up buttons are two very different things.
In the body of what was discussed I said it takes me 5 minutes to walk the 30-40 metres from my disabled bay at work until my office on ground floor she’s said in her justification 5 minutes to her mind equates to over 200 metres, which contradicts what I have said , I have a blue badge for Christ sake and a physio letter from last month stating I have severe muscle loss on one leg can’t balance can’t go on tiptoes can’t jump can’t get up from a squat and can’t walk very well for any period of time at all.
she said I told her I’d lost weight but reports say I’d gained it firstly we never discussed weight but regardless those letters are from over a year ago.
she said i phone my friend for a chit chat whilst I’m in the bath I explained I’m allergic to water (pictures were included in my medical history) and I live alone with my disabled child the reason I stay on the phone when I’m in the bath is because my daughter could not phone an ambulance if I needed her too !
She said I have no sensory problems that would lead to me having problems following journeys even though they’ve been advised I attended a 6 week sensory workshop with my psychiatrist where it was noted I have severe sensory problems !
She’s used the fact I attend medical appointments to justify that I can socially engage with people !
She’s put all my appointments are local to the area I’m in which is true but then put that I have travelled down to Brighton for appointments .... what appointments all my appointments are local.
I advised her I lack motivation to get dressed and will normally only get dressed in clean clothing 3 days out of 7 she’s out 4 and under justification said I don’t report lacking motivation m, whilst on the phone to her I said I don’t even have knickers on as we speak because my mum has had to take all my clothes to do laundry.
I got two points for the fact I have to manually evacuate my bowels !
She said I was well composed during the interview but in the main body states me crying multiple times.
I don’t see how you can tell if someone is in pain over a phone call but apparently I didn’t sound like I was in pain whilst sat on my sofa.
I also didn’t sound anxious .... what does anxiety sound like ?
She said I have low grade tremors but get bad flares 2-3 times daily lasting 20-30 minutes unless I’m stressed and then they can last hours .... she hasn’t seen me to know what my version of low grade looks like I asked to send them a video of this and was declined !
She asked me to give examples of when my disabilities have been a safety concern so I noted the last time I almost set fire to my house and a time when I put my entire hand into a boiling frying pan which then flicked up and splattered my whole neck and face I’m red hot oil ! But apparently these are isolated incidents... you asked for examples ??
I honestly don’t know how they get away with this stuff I really don’t.
I don’t know where to go from here I phoned pip crying hysterically at that point explaining that the whole report was hypocritical and pleading that the decision maker reads the full report and he’ll see what I mean but I doubt he will.
I don’t know what to do at this point.
Any advice ?
