Morning everyone
Looking for some advice as sick of waiting on the phone for DWP to answer! So my daughter has severe combined ADHD, anxiety and depression. We applied back in February for PIP and sent the form back mid May after being granted an extension (I'm ADHD too lol)
We received a phone assessment appointment from CAPITA. It was too soon as I needed time to prepare my daughter for the call so we rang and changed it. Having taken a whole week of preparing - we sat and waited for the call. And waited. And waited. It never came! Que huge meltdown from very anxious daughter!!
We received another appointment. My daughter was unable to speak - due to the anxiety level caused from the non-phone call before!!!!
Hence the lady from Capita suggested I become an appointee which I have. Interestingly the woman who assessed my appropriateness for an appointee said she couldn't understand why we were even getting assessed as we had sent so much evidence - go figure!
Anyhow - I've just rang CAPITA as I had received no date for an assessment. Only to be told that we've literally had to go back to the beginning - as in an assessor is looking at our claim. Seriously I'm beyond upset and frustrated.
So my question is this - will our payments be taken from May when our initial application was made? I have a fear as we have gone back to the beginning it will be the end of October - which I will fight as this is grossly unfair.
Sorry for the essay I just feel so helpless and exhausted at having to fight for every single thing
(((
Thanks for reading
Maggie x
