The Green Paper Discussion (the document link is here too!)

So let me get this straight. Kendall wants unemployed young people including the many young people with mental health issues who will be unemployed and not able to claim benefits until 23 to join the armed forces who have a history of bullying recruits to do what exactly make them even more anxious and depressed. I mean how Orwellian and Draconian do Labour want to be.

I noticed the same on my PIP scores when I checked yesterday, when I got PIP I was so releaved and stressed that I didn't pay attension to the points I got or why.

When I've been relooking over mine there are things that I definately should've gotten more points but but I don't know if it would give me 4 points in any catagory - from what I understand a lot of assessors do not give 4 points in one catagory - partly because (and this isn't their fault) they are often not medical experts.

Also I'm not an expert or anything like that, but what I'd suggest for you is:

1. check you Charlie Anderson on YouTube, she explains the PIP point system pretty well. It's a it like computer language - once you understand the language of PIP and the point system it helps a lot. A lot of PIP is about how you explain things to them and how that translates into points
2. Infomation is key. When you have your next review (I'm assuming it'll be a form again) fload them with infomation. This falls into two catagories. a) Firstly a lot of people explain what they can't do or struggle to do on PIP forms and that makes sense. But you also need to explain how it effects you. Be blunt, brutal and explicit. I know this is difficult - I didn't explain as well as I should've issues I have involving personal care because it's embaressing (I don't talk to my GP about it either) but from what I gather this is key. Explaining in mind numbing, minute detail (you can attach extra pages for each section). b) Someone else recommended getting your GP notes (all of them) and attaching them. You can sometimes download them, or you can request a copy. Include them. Include all reports from any health care professional, statements from anyone who helps you with your disabilities (family, friends, carer (professional or not), counsellor, physiotherapist, chiropractor etc etc). If you fluctuate day to day or even during a single day again be painfully explicit about this. How it effects you physically, emotionally, mentally. How does it effect your life in even the smallest details. If you need to be reminded to do stuff - put it down, if you use a pill box for medication put it down (if you have medication and don't have one I strongly suggest you do). I have a poor short term memory and use Alexa to constantly remind me things - if friends and family have to remind/help/coax you - put it down, how often, what happens if they don't etc.
3. Consider going on an AI website (chatgpt or claude are free) explaining your syptoms, disability, how it effects you and impacts, everything that I said above and ask it to write or give improvements - make sure you specify to the AI that this is for a PIP review you've got (AI will hvae some knowledge about PIP in it's database) and also specify you're in the UK. You can explain to PIP that you have been under scored points in PIP and ask it to suggest things you can add in that will improve your PIP - but you need to explain your health, struggles etc
4. If you can, keep a diary or log of your symptoms, how they impact on you. If you can't do something or struggle to do it, what's the impact on you, how does it effect you in that moment, waht ramifications does it have on you for the rest of the day/hour/week etc
5. If someone is willing ask them to help fill out your PIP re-assesment with them
6. Go to the GP (if you can get an appointment) explain how much you are struggling physically, mentally, emotionally etc, (this will give you an up to date medical record for PIP to see) and request they put in a referal for a social perscriber. They can help you with a bunch of things - I had one who recommended I apply for PIP), they might be able to help with all kinds of things - finances, support, referals, filling in PIP (also on the renewal form put down that you have one), there's a waiting list (but not years etc) but they can help. There's a bit more about stuff they can help with here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing/
7. There's also support on places like Turn2Us: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation/claiming-personal-independence-payment-pip/review-or-renew-a-personal-independence-payment-pip-claim#:~:text=It%20is%20important%20that%20you,are%20getting%20the%20right%20amount.

That's all I've got so far - hopefully it's of some use to you. I'll try to add anything if I think of it

I also plan on doing the green paper response a couple of times . I done it last night already but they need to know how hard this is going to be ,not like they don't already. Mine are all physical disabilities none that will get any better I scored 2 for most daily activities only scoring enough for standard but no 4's. I also didn't appeal as I got an award and I was grateful for any form of help and didn't want to risk losing it .

I have also emailed my MP who is sadly labour a few days before the announcement and will do so again .we can't give up .

Work Capability Assessments are 'multi layered', there will be the messaging for the Claimants, there will be the messaging for the assessment companies and the Government will have it's own messaging within Government. Everything will be 'geared' to make sure the Claimant doesn't succeed in their claim.