Northern Ireland Pip

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whistles
whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,046 Championing
edited May 2018 in People power
Agreed it IS degrading.
I felt competely wrung out. I don't know if that's because DLA got scraped and I had to jump through hoops of fire and I wouldn't have a a new claimant? 

Where is the Independent aspect? I'm less independent now than before. 


https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-northern-ireland-43968546

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  • anixous2017
    anixous2017 Online Community Member Posts: 56 Contributor
    edited May 2018
    I went through hell  my anixousty level is bad to severe , they made me feel worse. Luckily I have a support worker who helped me and I won , I also had a stage 3 lung cancer successfully removed under surgery, stll very nervous.
  • whistles
    whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,046 Championing
    I hope you are in remission. 
    All the best.
  • littleruthie123
    littleruthie123 Online Community Member Posts: 511 Empowering
    Hi anxious .i had breast cancer stage 3 had some very aggressive treatment which has now led too permanent disabilities .i thought I'd be going back too work with a new happy start.i no what you mean about the anxiety .mine is massive .going what we went through us a massive shock physically and mentally ,without all this .im glad you got some support .im being thrown too the wolves again any time soon sigh x
  • anixous2017
    anixous2017 Online Community Member Posts: 56 Contributor
    My advice to you lots of consultants letter, go to your GP and ask to put you in touch with well being support, because of anixousty  say you need home visit for pip, I am nervous of people and so anixous, There is help out there x
  • littleruthie123
    littleruthie123 Online Community Member Posts: 511 Empowering
    Hi thank you .i have asked for a home visit for various reasons .but there being awkward about it .its making me feel worse I can't wait until it's over 
  • anixous2017
    anixous2017 Online Community Member Posts: 56 Contributor
    Good luck remember lots of letters.
  • Yadnad
    Yadnad Posts: 2,884 Championing
    edited June 2018
    Northern Ireland has a much better policy in implementing PIP. For a start anybody receiving DLA and they are 65 before the 20th June 2016 (before the 8th April 2013 in England) they will NOT have to claim PIP.
    Those that do have to claim PIP and are on DLA already will get payments all the way through to when the appeal is decided (in England all payments stop when you get your decision)
    And should you choose to want a home assessment, then that is what you will get with no dramas.

    https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/personal-independence-payment
  • littleruthie123
    littleruthie123 Online Community Member Posts: 511 Empowering
    Packes bag ...................
  • littleruthie123
    littleruthie123 Online Community Member Posts: 511 Empowering
    @anixous2017 .alot of us who have had the cancer journey have alot of anxiety such a bug thing too cope with x

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