Hi, my name is lovegrandchildren4! Just had my telephone pip assessment
lovegrandchildren4
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Hello, first time posting!!
Had to say something,
Just had telephone pip assessment, well talk about in a hurry!!
Only took 40 mins, quick fire questions like I was on a quiz show, " and your time starts now"
I wanted to talk more to explain but wasn't possible as kept firing the next question.
I know there busy but this was really quite bad.
I've never claimed pips before or any benefits, I've always worked until now. I can't lie when asked questions, perhaps I should like other people that claim, I know of 3.
Looks like I will be appealing before I even know result.
How sad that I feel like this when I've done nothing wrong except play by the rules.
Had to say something,
Just had telephone pip assessment, well talk about in a hurry!!
Only took 40 mins, quick fire questions like I was on a quiz show, " and your time starts now"
I wanted to talk more to explain but wasn't possible as kept firing the next question.
I know there busy but this was really quite bad.
I've never claimed pips before or any benefits, I've always worked until now. I can't lie when asked questions, perhaps I should like other people that claim, I know of 3.
Looks like I will be appealing before I even know result.
How sad that I feel like this when I've done nothing wrong except play by the rules.
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Welcome to the community @lovegrandchildren4 Thank you for joining!
I'm sorry to hear that you don't feel you had much time to explain your situation during your PIP assessment. You're definitely not the only one to feel this way, unfortunately.Looks like I will be appealing before I even know result.You'll need to wait for your decision letter to come through first. This will outline what the decision is, and will include information about asking for a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) to challenge the decision, if necessary.
I hope that the decision goes your way. Please do keep us updated.
Are you happy with the evidence you provided in your forms?
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lovegrandchildren4 said:Looks like I will be appealing before I even know result.1
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The time to tell them exactly how your conditions affect you was when filling out the form. The assessment process is for them to gather more evidence to support your claim. They would only need to ask the questions they needed to. If they had enough of evidence there would be no need to ask the questions.From the time the assessment took you can't speculate anything.I've known an assessment for myself take 10 minutes and was successfully awarded.1
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I was very lucky with my telephone assessment, i had the loviest of young ladies who let me deal with all the questions in my own time, i was on for a full hour and she was so good when i had to stop when i got really upset. I dont know the outcome yet of my application as im still waiting for the final decision but i know i was given enough time to say what i had to say and if i dont get pip it wasnt the ladies fault x1
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kayluc7 said:I was very lucky with my telephone assessment, i had the loviest of young ladies who let me deal with all the questions in my own time, i was on for a full hour and she was so good when i had to stop when i got really upset. I dont know the outcome yet of my application as im still waiting for the final decision but i know i was given enough time to say what i had to say and if i dont get pip it wasnt the ladies fault x2
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Hello all , just received letter from pips about my assessment, and guess what as I predicted straight after the telephone assessment, I scored no points what so ever for anything!! Am I surprised no not after that assessment.
It beggars belief I was truthful didn't lie, sent loads of evidence and still nothing.
Why is it that some get awards for lying? I know of one awarded high pips 2 weeks later back at work full time driving massive lorry tankers on 15 hour shifts, another full pips but cleaning schools for a living, another again full pips cleans cooks, drives manual car, lives alone so manages everything himself, another again full pips drives to the seaside regular to stay in caravan, cleans cooks shops etc.
I really do not understand how this can be, I had to pack my job in, I've just had 8 weeks cbt therapy and I can't write properly due to tremor
Among other things,
Please can someone explain is it the more you lie the more you get?
Sorry to ramble on .
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Hi, I sent medical notes from 13 years to present with evidence of conditions, prescription note, other medical letters etc.
Sorry to disagree but these people I know claiming do not have any carers or any help with anything.
I know one of them got turned down 3 times until there partner filled form out and said" iam going to put everything down on that form", so determined to get pips at any cost.
No lying isn't the way forward and iam sorry that I sound so angry but iam.
I packed up my job after 18 years, as could no.longer cope I've been out of work 4 months, cbt treatment for 8 weeks lots of tears and I ask for some recognition that yes I do have a problem and need some help and it's like, " there's nothing wrong with you".
I give up it's not worth the stress.0 -
PIP is not about what conditions you have, many claim without a proper diagnosis. I’m sorry to hear you got 0 points though, the next step will be a Mandatory Reconsideration. I know you said you give up but it might be worth re-considering. Use the link provided to see where you could potentially score points.0
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lovegrandchildren4 said:Please can someone explain is it the more you lie the more you get?You can claim PIP and work.First thing I would do is to read what the activities involved in PIP are and what the descriptors mean. Also you need to remember it is about how your complaint affects you for the majority of days (more than 50%) and you need to complete the activities accordint to the correct descriptor that applies to you reliably https://pipinfo.net/issues/reliablyOk so lets look at an activity. You said::-lovegrandchildren4 said:I can't write properly due to tremor Among other thingsDo you spill your food on your clothes when you eat because of your tremmor? If you do then you cannot complete that activity "to an acceptable standard" (Relaibly) so you should score 2 points for that activity. (Needs - (i) to use an aid or appliance to be able to take nutrition) Do you use clothing protectors to stop you from making your clothes dirty when you are eating? Do you use a cup with a lid to stop you spilling what is in the cup? Do you use a two handeled cup to make it easier for your to drink? All those are classed as an aid. You would need to describe in detail why you need to use clothing protectors and what would happen if you did not have clothing protectors.That is just one example to show you how PIP works. It is advised that you also give detailed real world examples of when you had problems doing the PIP activities, what happened, was there anyone who witnessed what happened and what where the conserquences. For mor information on the PIP descriptors please check out this site https://pipinfo.netYou can use the advice above showing you how PIP works to complete your mandatory reconsideration. Think of it like re-applying again but this time adding more information and keeping to the activities and more important the descriptors.Hope that helpsNasturtium
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lovegrandchildren4 said:
Sorry to disagree but these people I know claiming do not have any carers or any help with anything.That's not what PIP is about. It's about the help you need not the help you get. I claim PIP and have done since 2013 but i don't have any help. This doens't mean i'm not entitled to it.You don't know exactly how anyones conditions affect them because no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. Working, going on holiday, driving doesn't mean a person isn't entitled to PIP.1
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