PIP refused

Simular , extremely difficult but try to positive, request a man recon asap , appeal appeal and appeal again , even its out of principle, pip not fit for purpose ,,,,,gud luck

It is difficult for two main reasons. Firstly they are trying to reduce the benefits costs and making things difficult so that people give up is one way. They can also remove your benefit immediately when you are assessed (unlike DLA) and you don't get it back until you have gone through the whole process, this can defer the benefit cost into the next financial year in some cases and hence appear to be a "saving".

Secondly, the emphasis of PIP is different to DLA. DLA was all about what you suffered from and little about how it affected you. PIP is all about how it affects you and little about what condition you have. I can understand why they have done this and it should result in lower benefit costs, which is their aim. Many conditions now can be diagnosed long before they disable the person suffering it (Multiple Sclerosis for example). The problem is that they are using unqualified staff to make assessments and they make many mistakes plus make complete misjudgements due to a lack of understanding. I know people have said that they outright lie but it is difficult to judge from outside as we do not see the documentation supplied nor the reactions in a f2f.

I must admit to being concerned about the amount of information some people say they supplied. Sending too much will mean that all of it gets ignored as the assessor simply does not have time to read it all.  I remember reading Curriculum Vitae's sent in from job applicants and some would send so much information that I simply discarded it in favour of more concise versions. It is difficult to assess someone when a lot on information is provided as the human brain just cannot keep all the salient points handy, for most people.

TK