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Hi chiaried,

Regarding the pip assessors I can only give my personal opinion and my first assessor didn’t get it wrong she lied plain and simple. She was writing what was on my form and barely looked up to talk to me . Underneath everything I wrote in the form she wrote claimant says she can’t do x I say she can . Claimant says she’s in pain I say she isn’t . She ignored all my Drs letters apart from one where she even lied about what my specialist had written. My GP was so furious he wrote a letter counteracting everything she wrote. My last assessor ignored all my answers that would have given me a 4 instead steering me towards 2s . This is why we are scared because we know even if we should be awarded a 4 assessors don’t always give them . So I definitely can say my assessor lied . Last assessor was knowledgeable of ME and therefore knew its not curable yet awarded me 2 years . I’ll never trust them again especially now .

They are 'on the payroll' and are expected to vote in line with the government.

No, PIP (Personal Independence Payment) assessors are not all medically qualified doctors. They are, however, registered health professionals with specific training in disability assessment. This typically includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and paramedics. While they are not required to have specialist knowledge of every medical condition, they are trained in disability medicine and have a broad understanding of healthcare principles. .…if they have a understanding why do many feel the need to lie where's their understanding in that to the person they are assessing should be a medical professional with knowledge in the condition.

While the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and assessment providers like Capita and Atos maintain that their assessors are not dishonest, there have been widespread allegations and evidence suggesting otherwise, according to Disability News Service. These allegations include claims that assessors have written dishonest and misleading reports, leading to incorrect PIP eligibility and award levels. Some reports indicate that assessors have faced pressure to meet targets, potentially contributing to the issue.  In other words they lied 👍

And I'm entitled to mine also

It was a joke, they go out of their way to identify as 'British'.

Interesting

https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-politics/keir-starmer-vote-of-no-confidence-benefits/

This morning news…

• Downing Street has confirmed it is in talks with Labour MPs about possible changes to the government's welfare policies
• No 10 says they "want" to hold a vote on Tuesday, as currently planned, and admits getting the policy right is "not easy"
• It's a notable softening of tone, our political correspondent Henry Zeffman says
• More than 120 Labour backbenchers have signed an amendment calling for the proposals to be scrapped, making an embarrassing defeat for the government possible

Morning lincsgranny

My first assessor was so bad the dwp wrote they wanted my next assessor to record the assessment. 30 minutes before the assessment was to take place over the phone the centre called and said the assessor wasn’t equipped to record and blamed the dwp as according to them it’s the dwp who make the appointments. So even the phone staff lie . As I’ve said on here before and some didn’t agree , I know of someone medically trained who went to the training to become an assessor. They were so disgusted by the methods they were taught to down grade awards they didn’t even start the job . I believe this to be true .