Hi, my name is dannistar! My son turns 16 in August, and I'm worried about the PIP process
dannistar
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We received a letter from DWP about my sons Pip as he is 16 in august. I’m so worried he will not receive what I believe he should continue to get from DLA. My son has Cerebral palsy speech & language difficulties including severe receptive & expressive difficulties , he has short term memory loss and Social and emotional difficulties due to anxiety and a specific learning disability.
Hope you are all well. I am the worlds worst worrier and could do with someone else who understands how stressful this process is.
Thank you.
Danni.
Danni.
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Hi and welcome to the community.
We understand how stressful the process is as lots of us have to go through it
All you can do is fill the form in with detail of how he is affected give 2 real life examples for each descriptor
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Welcome to the community @dannistar
As Janer1967 has said, many of our members have been through the PIP process so they can understand your worries. Do you have any particular concerns about the process? Have you familiarised yourself with the descriptors? -
Hi all
no I’m not familiar with the descriptors -
dannistar said:Hi all
no I’m not familiar with the descriptors
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-system
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Wow that’s perfect thank you
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Really glad that you found that info helpful @dannistar
Thanks @calcotti for the signposting!
@Caz_Scope -
Understand how much of a worry it can be, you will read a lot of negative stuff about PIP, but the truth is that the majority of claimants get an award that is fair, don't forget to send as much relevant and where possible recent evidence with the claim, remember they rarely write to doctors or consultants.2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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Thank you all
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Thank you all for the welcome
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Welcome to the community @dannistar
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May I ask how people who comment on all
these post know so much about pip & dwp etc? Like have some of you been there done that or do you/have you worked for the dwp ? Are you or were you assessors etc
Thank you just curious. -
Is there anyone I can talk to here privately please ?
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Hi @dannistar
If you want to chat with us privately you can contact our email inbox at community@scope.org.uk.
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Sorry yes I’m just getting myself in such a stress. Thank you for being so kind with replies.
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That's okay @dannistar How are you getting on?
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Hi dannistar I know how u feel I had to go through the same so talk to ur support work/friends/family/gp to get the best advice
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@Tori_Scope, not too bad , I’ve filled in the parts of form I feel I can now awaiting an appointment with CAB to help me further.Thank you.
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Update, a nurse rang for my sons pip claim , had no idea they were calling but answered questions without son being here & she will write her report & someone will get back to us with the outcome. Will update when we hear.
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Thanks for updating us @dannistar - I hope the outcome is positive for you and if you need any further support, please just let us know.
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Well done @dannistar - that's the worst part over. Fingers crossed all goes well for your son's claim.
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