I’m crushed 😞 PIP zero points

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  • Everythingzrosie
    Everythingzrosie Community Member Posts: 43 Empowering

    me again.

    Well I have had an awful few weeks. I have had Uvetis. I’ve gone partially sighted in one eye. I’ve an eye hospital appointment in a few weeks to find out more as I had to go to eye casualty as was in so much pain and my eye was completely blood shot.


    do I contact DWP to update them about this because one of the reasonings to refuse pip was that my eye conditions where not under a consultant at the time of requesting a claim. Yet will be now. Any advice please?

  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,373 Championing

    Hey @Everythingzrosie sorry to hear you've been having a rough time. Can I just confirm what stage of the PIP process you're currently at? Is this for a MR?

  • Everythingzrosie
    Everythingzrosie Community Member Posts: 43 Empowering

    hey @Albus_Scope thank you, I’m in the MR stage, should hear the result in the next 5 weeks.

  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,373 Championing

    OK thanks @Everythingzrosie I believe you can still send them information that may help your case.

  • Everythingzrosie
    Everythingzrosie Community Member Posts: 43 Empowering

    @Albus_Scope ah great thank you, I will contact them, well my husband will because I hate talking on the phone… plus feel like they are trying to catch you out with how you respond. Doesn’t help the anxiety 😟

  • Everythingzrosie
    Everythingzrosie Community Member Posts: 43 Empowering
  • Bellaboo1st
    Bellaboo1st Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    @Everythingzrosie hello my friend!! So firstly I want to say you'll be ok. So many get turned down at this stage. The MN is usually the same. So I've been in your position. I went to tribunal. Its much better. You sit in front of 3 people. 1 magistrate 1 impartial independent civilian and a medical professional in your field of disability. When you talk to people that understand the illness its better. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS. ITS IMPORTANT!! Your answers must reflect how you are on your SICKEST DAYS. They do put that on the claim form but its tiny. This entire process is meant to filter out the cheats but also to exhaust people to the point that they give up through stress. The tribunal sounds scary but its the best because no-one there is trying to save money for the DWP. Good luck with it all.

  • Everythingzrosie
    Everythingzrosie Community Member Posts: 43 Empowering

    hello all. Hope your day is going ok.


    so the DWP just called me and said they have reached a decision on my mandatory reconsideration. That a letter will be posted out in the next few days and I should receive it in a week or two (Royal Mail so I think she means months 🤣 ). This whole process is so confusing and full of cryptic stuff! Just say it how it is. Now more waiting…

  • Pinkypops
    Pinkypops Community Member Posts: 2 Connected

    Hi there

    I'm a CAB adviser and disabled myself and do PIP forms daily for clients . It is all about the descriptors and how your fit the tasks- it is literally like playing a game. Do not submit any more forms without getting them completed first by your local advice centre or community advice office. Contact citizens advice and ask them to do a mandatory reconsideration form for you. It can be done via a form or a letter. The DWP usually allow a month for this but will extend if you cant get a CAB appt quickly. If this fails you can go for an appeal. I advise you to get as much evidence as possible from your medical practitioners. Good luck and don't panic many cases are overturned on MR or appeal.

  • Everythingzrosie
    Everythingzrosie Community Member Posts: 43 Empowering

    @Pinkypops hey, thanks for your post. This is about my mandatory reconsideration. I updated with the post above ☺️

  • onlymeagain
    onlymeagain Community Member Posts: 259 Empowering

    Guessing you haven't had the letter yet, but hope you get good news.
    One of my sons was switched from DLA to PIP and got zero points after the assessment (Because he sat and said nothing as I told them he would) We did an MR and he was changed to Enhanced on both, so it is possible for a complete change. Hope it happens for you.

  • Everythingzrosie
    Everythingzrosie Community Member Posts: 43 Empowering

    @onlymeagain no letter yet, thank you. I’m dreading when my son turns 16 and needs to swap to pip. I’m glad to read that your son got what they were entitled to in the end. The process is brutal and very underhanded.

  • Everythingzrosie
    Everythingzrosie Community Member Posts: 43 Empowering

    it’s been a while…


    I have my tribunal next month.

    No idea what to expect, already terrified of speaking to strangers about my disabilities and how they effect me and the paperwork I got back makes a comment about me being a carer for my disabled children so wants the tribunal to challenge this 😔

    Wish me luck 😕

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team

    Hi @Everythingzrosie and welcome back 😊 Sorry it's not for a more positive visit though.

    Is your tribunal face to face? I had a tribunal via video call a few years ago. They asked a lot of questions but it felt like they just wanted to understand my condition rather than try and catch me out. They were kind when I needed a short break and I was able to have my husband by my side. He wasn't able to say anything until the end where they asked if he wanted to add anything, which he did. I found it the least stressful part of the whole process but this will obviously be different for everyone.

    Are you able to have someone with you?

  • flour
    flour Community Member Posts: 158 Empowering

    @Everythingzrosie

    If you have not already make sure you have read through your bundle and made a list of which points you should get and why. You should send this in to the tribunal in advance of the hearing. You should also write for each descriptor about any evidence you have.

    You should contact Citizens Advice and ask them for help in writing a submission for your appeal.

    Your bundle may be a very very long document - at the start should be the DWPs objection and then later copies of all your documents.

  • ricky1040
    ricky1040 Community Member Posts: 239 Empowering

    I don't agree at all with not putting effort into the Manrecon. give it your best and provide as much evidence as possible. When it comes to tribunal which it may well that will be there to help you. Also in an ideal world. I know it's no ot always they really will look at it with a fresh eye and the best you do with it the best chance you have.

  • ricky1040
    ricky1040 Community Member Posts: 239 Empowering

    Like your going out thing. If you've seen a specialist or GP about that and how it effects you. Ask them to provide you a letter explaining this and how your condition effects you. They can't argue with that.

  • ricky1040
    ricky1040 Community Member Posts: 239 Empowering

    Ps I really hope whatever happens u get a fair outcome. Good luck and we all here to sound off if U need us

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