Green Paper Related Discussions

The forms are definitely quite confusing and can be difficult to try to understand what it is that they are actually asking of us.

the last time i filled a form in i took pictures of every page for future reference

On the question about Badenoch's claim, for disabled people this would be bad as the ECHR protects our rights. It is bad for most people, honestly, because it protects everyone's rights - Those wanting rid of it generally want to do more cutting/create more inequality/ and change more things without having to be held accountable. This includes things like work related laws and so on, so yes, it's bad.

I am wondering if the reason the government are avoiding making any clear statements on PIP etc is that they are waiting for the consultation period to end. Otherwise by this point it feels politically self destructive to keep refusing to listen. Though it would be helpful if the MSM were more interested in this story.

I can't do a PIP claim over the phone - I have an advocate who did my review although the call came out of the blue. I hate the original form as well. I cannot answer "often/sometimes" questions because they are not specific or accurate enough and so I end up writing additional information on the questions to qualify what I mean.

And I always end up with an additional statement at the end tacked on because I'm never sure I've been able to answer properly.

These often/sometimes/the majority of days questions were ones I also fell down on in my assessment. I told the assessor I didn't understand/couldn't quantify the questions as per my life. She interpreted my inability to answer as my not having any issues with anything, unfortunately :/

i wonder why that is ? 😄

I think only matter time before they are out well Reeves anyway hopefully rest labour wake up and realise what happening to the country

@Passerby - there's no harm in including your WCA report, tho UC & PIP are completely different benefits, so only if you think it's relevant to your PIP claim.

The most important info is that you provide yourself as your GP doesn't see you dress, bathe or budget etc. PIP rarely get in touch with your GP/consultants. Your diagnoses won't be in any doubt & remember that PIP is looking at your functional ability to 'reliably' do any of the applicable descriptors. PIP is also about how you are the majority of days, so try & indicate how often you have difficulty with these PIP activities.

I think it's sometimes useful to keep a diary for a week or so as sometimes we're so used to how we manage some daily living activities that we don't always realise that we can struggle to complete them.

This is very useful, & please do look at the 'reliability' section as it's very important: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers/pip-assessment-guide-part-2-the-assessment-criteria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzVVWWtEiIM&pp=ygULZHluYW1pYyBkdW8%3D

Delete comment if possible, I mentioned Jeremy Hunt, so you can guess his opinion on cuts.