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chiz
chiz Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
Good morning everyone
Its been 4 weeks to the day of my f2f so i rang dwp as my nerves couldnt take anymore,
A very nice lady answered and said its not unusual to wait up to 6 weeks but she would check on screen just make sure there is nothing holding it up ,
She came back with your descion was made yesterday i cannot tell you but it looks like nothing to worry about , 
I was ok with that i was about to say goodbye then she said i can put you through to a case manager they can tell you the descion if you like , its just im not allowed,.
She put me through a very patient guy answered i did apologise to him and say i understand your busy , he went on to say not all do not worry about it , its our job , he then said il read your letter i cant tell you all the details but il give you the outcome , 
He said the assessor had awarded me enhanced on daily living and mobility he then went on to say she had awarded it for 2 years BUT the case managers changed it to 10yrs ....
He went on to say bet you feel like all your birthdays and christmas have come all at once lol...
Not kidding i said ...
I just want people to know that this does prove descion makers dont always go with the assessors and they obviously do read our paperwork
All in all my transfer from dla to pip has gone smoothly , the wait is the most stressful part ..
My advise is  send all paperwork no matter how old it is , alot of mine went from 2012 to 2017...
Anyone want to ask me any questions il gladly answer..
For now im gona enjoy my 1st cuppa tea with no worry  about pip for the 1st time in quite along time ,
Just hope the letter he read was mine 
? ?

Goodluck everyone 
Ellen xx

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  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,671 Disability Gamechanger
    Congratulations @chiz That must be a huge relief for you!!
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  • atlas46
    atlas46 Community member Posts: 826 Pioneering
    Hi @chiz

    Thanks for sharing your good new and positive outcome.

    Might I suggest you have a nice big cream cake with your cuppa to celebrate.
  • Karen_m
    Karen_m Community member Posts: 9 Connected
    Hi,
    Can I ask you something please. 
    When I went for my DLA assessment,  it was in front of 3 people and extremely intimidating. I now have to change to PIP, how many are at the assessment? I am having panic attacks just thinking about it.
    Thanks 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,345 Disability Gamechanger
    Karen_m said:
    Hi,
    Can I ask you something please. 
    When I went for my DLA assessment,  it was in front of 3 people and extremely intimidating. I now have to change to PIP, how many are at the assessment? I am having panic attacks just thinking about it.
    Thanks 
    Hi,

    Just one assessment provider will be at your face to face assessment. Good luck.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • chiz
    chiz Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
    Hi @Karen_m
    I had home assessment and it was 1 lady , i didnt request home visit it was given , but i do believe all assessements are 1 on 1 xx 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,345 Disability Gamechanger
    @chiz that's great news, well done! I agree with the cream cake advice.... i'd actually have 2 because you can :D
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • chiz
    chiz Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
    Thankyou @poppy123456 your advice help me through it all ?
  • Karen_m
    Karen_m Community member Posts: 9 Connected
    Thank you Chiz and Poppy123456
    My assessment is tomorrow, I'm having panic attacks already, just thinking about it. Just hope I can get through it. (Going through the door is the first hurdle)
    Thank you.
    Xx
  • chiz
    chiz Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
    @Karen_m
    Honestly it isnt as bad as we think ... but i was the same id read all the horror stories , it really isnt as bad as we think , be honest dont be afraid to tell them your worst day , they need to know all your struggles it really isnt your illness that gets you your award its how your disability effects you , i kept reading the discriptors and worrying how can i answer to score points , the lady at my assessment actually told me i wouldnt score on reading , planning a journey , conversations with people , as i could do all that ,
    She said to stop worrying about anything she was there to help me not make me feel bad and she said she wasnt there to give me a diagnosis 
    Xxx please let us know how you get on and how you feel after the assessement 
    Goodluck 



  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,345 Disability Gamechanger
    Telling them your worst day is really not great advice, i'm sorry. PIP isn't about your worst day. It's about how you are 50% of the time. Tell them exactly how your conditions affect you but certainly do base it on your worst day because they will see through that. If you're at your assessment and you tell them that this is your worst day and it isn't then they will think " well if this is their worst day, what are they like on the good days, they can't be as bad as they say they are" Basing is on your worst day could possibly be classed as fraud. Just be completely honest and tell it how it is. Good luck!
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • chiz
    chiz Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
    Oh gosh yes im sorry i didnt mean to sound like i told them i was bedridden , i explained that a good day for me means i could walk to the shop aided but as my letters proved these days lead to me in hospital for 2 days on a morphine drip ..
    On a good day i can bathe and help my children cook food on a bad day carers come in and do that .x
    So yes its correct to be honest , i just really made sure they understood a bad day was really bad and that my good day lead to a bad day more often than not xx
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,345 Disability Gamechanger
    @chiz no worries. I just had to point that out for karen_m and was making sure she knew not to base it on her worst day. No harm done. :)
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • Yadnad
    Yadnad Posts: 2,856 Disability Gamechanger
    chiz said:
    Good morning everyone
    Its been 4 weeks to the day of my f2f so i rang dwp as my nerves couldnt take anymore,
    A very nice lady answered and said its not unusual to wait up to 6 weeks but she would check on screen just make sure there is nothing holding it up ,
    She came back with your descion was made yesterday i cannot tell you but it looks like nothing to worry about , 
    I was ok with that i was about to say goodbye then she said i can put you through to a case manager they can tell you the descion if you like , its just im not allowed,.
    She put me through a very patient guy answered i did apologise to him and say i understand your busy , he went on to say not all do not worry about it , its our job , he then said il read your letter i cant tell you all the details but il give you the outcome , 
    He said the assessor had awarded me enhanced on daily living and mobility he then went on to say she had awarded it for 2 years BUT the case managers changed it to 10yrs ....
    He went on to say bet you feel like all your birthdays and christmas have come all at once lol...
    Not kidding i said ...
    I just want people to know that this does prove descion makers dont always go with the assessors and they obviously do read our paperwork
    All in all my transfer from dla to pip has gone smoothly , the wait is the most stressful part ..
    My advise is  send all paperwork no matter how old it is , alot of mine went from 2012 to 2017...
    Anyone want to ask me any questions il gladly answer..
    For now im gona enjoy my 1st cuppa tea with no worry  about pip for the 1st time in quite along time ,
    Just hope the letter he read was mine 
    ? ?

    Goodluck everyone 
    Ellen xx

    I wonder if they do that for everyone - put you through to a case manager to discuss the claim. Also surprised that they changed the award length from what was suggested by the assessor. 
    Obviously I have no knowledge of what can or should happen if you do telephone them - I just let it be, waiting for the decision letter.

    Also did they actually use the evidence that you sent that was more than 2 years old? My last decision earlier this year said that it was not relevant as things could have changed since 2011/12. Don't know how given that you can't very well grow a new spine or brain.

    Did you explain to the assessor how you have managed to adapt your way of life to make living a little easier and so as to mitigate the impact of the issues.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,345 Disability Gamechanger
    Yadnad said:

    Also did they actually use the evidence that you sent that was more than 2 years old? My last decision earlier this year said that it was not relevant as things could have changed since 2011/12. Don't know how given that you can't very well grow a new spine or brain.


    I've always used evidence that's older than 2 years and never ever had a problem, as i stated before.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • Yadnad
    Yadnad Posts: 2,856 Disability Gamechanger
    Yadnad said:

    Also did they actually use the evidence that you sent that was more than 2 years old? My last decision earlier this year said that it was not relevant as things could have changed since 2011/12. Don't know how given that you can't very well grow a new spine or brain.


    I've always used evidence that's older than 2 years and never ever had a problem, as i stated before.
    I'm aware of what happened with your and your daughter's claims. I was just interested in knowing if it was a one off for chiz.

    In a way I can see the logic now in sending off evidence from 6+ years ago. Things could well have changed in that time.
    But to get that evidence up dated would have meant having to ask the many consultants to go through tests for all of my issues to confirm that there was no improvement. I doubt that the NHS would agree to that wasted time and effort.


  • chiz
    chiz Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
    Hi .. how i saw it was if they saw all my old letters and they was almost yearly updated as i go to hospital on yearly checks up then they would see i havent gone  any better from 2012 therefore was i likely to get better any day soon ??? My problems are all spine related xx

  • Yadnad
    Yadnad Posts: 2,856 Disability Gamechanger
    edited October 2018
    chiz said:
    Hi .. how i saw it was if they saw all my old letters and they was almost yearly updated as i go to hospital on yearly checks up then they would see i havent gone  any better from 2012 therefore was i likely to get better any day soon ??? My problems are all spine related xx

    Mine is too - lower & upper spinal damage along with an acquired brain injury, P.T.S.D., depression, PAD, Type 1 diabetic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Chronic Pancreatitis plus a whole host of other issues.
    But in 2017 the DWP decided that I no longer have any issues caused by the above, no issues, no impact, no points.
     
  • chiz
    chiz Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
    @yadnad have you had a recent descion that wasnt what you expected ? I honestly sent 6 letters 1 from each visit to my specialist since 2012, i sent a recent prescription form and gave contact details of my gp also i said they could use my dla information from 2013 x
  • Yadnad
    Yadnad Posts: 2,856 Disability Gamechanger
    chiz said:
    @yadnad have you had a recent descion that wasnt what you expected ? I honestly sent 6 letters 1 from each visit to my specialist since 2012, i sent a recent prescription form and gave contact details of my gp also i said they could use my dla information from 2013 x
    No the first decision was early this year - 0 points. It went to MR and in April this year the DWP told me that it was still 0 points. Twice before it went from 0 points to Enhanced Care & Mobility following a MR (2013 & 2015)
    At that point I gave up. I just could not put up with it anymore. The thought of being reassessed every other year would be bad enough but to fight every decision at a Tribunal every other year put the tin lid on it for me. At 70 I had hoped that the DWP would have more sense but alas such a thing doesn't exist - well for me it doesn't. 
  • chiz
    chiz Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
    @Yadnad oh im so sorry ..
    It sounds like youve had an awful experience xx

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