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

I'd be willing to help give people any pointers if they want to try for PIP.

Wow thank you so much for all this info about the process, I really appreciate it so much! I'm going to save and re-read it a few to time to let it sink in and hopefully I'll be able to try to apply.
Did you have your assessment over the phone or face-to-face?

So quick shout out to anyone who's just on UC/ESA support group (sorry forgot the intials, my brain is tired!) or anyone else thinking of daring to apply for PIP. I'd be happy to try to provide some tips/advice having gone through it in 2023. I'm thinking of doing a booklet/document/pdf people could use - if that's something that'd be helpful or of interest to any one?

Just a quick disclaimer - I'm not an expert, far from it, 2023 was my first time applying for PIP ever. But I learnt a lot and found a lot of helpful advice during the whole process.

Had the exact same score, despite all of the specialists that deal with me stating otherwise.

DWP are a law unto themselves!

Thanks Catherine, that's really nice of you.

Thanks Jenwren!

Not cheesy at all, thank you so much for your kindness and advice as well as all the info, the more the better. It's all very much appreciated and take care of yourself too!

Yeah they will bring these things in to try keep us sweet after all this .. ironically around the time of the next general election .. they know exactly what they are doing

So I been on incapacity benefit then ESA since 1996 for severe anxiety disorder and severe irritable bowel syndrome to be fair my last ESA assessment was back in 2012, but they always put be in work related activity group, then after once or twice seeing a work coach they realize,there no way a can work, and don't make me do any activities I do soil myself sometimes due to my IBS and it normally brought on my having anxiety attack ,catch 22 , embarrassing but it it's what it's , my question is ,I have my ESA 50 and returned back in September, so waiting on a reassessment, why are they not putting me in a support group what am I doing or am saying wrong any pointers please, both my conditions are really bad at the moment due to the stress of the green paper, and if they put me in work related activity group again , I don't know what I do, as I sure their make me engage, and I just can't, my doctor write a supporting letter I sent of with my ESA 50, thought I have not doubt that will be ignored or lost , any help please people

hi all ,

Ellen Clifford has released a video on YouTube channel Ben claimant regarding the benefits reforms . She explains the changes and her thoughts plus action that is being planned including legal action