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can i withdraw pip after assessment?

s4zi

hi
i had my telephone appointment for pip assessment on thursday
i have several health conditions including arithritis and asthma
after the assesor asked me several questions about my parenting, since i told her my husband helps me with kids and meals (and thats what happens on my bad days )
now im so afraid that she will get other services involved?
can i withdraw my application at this stage as i do really can not go through this anxiety

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Hannah_Alumni

Aaah, that answers my question on whether they would know.

poppy123456

s4zi said:

@Hannah_Scope
thanks so much the thing is silly me have answered all the questions as my worst days as i thought thats how i should answer since i sturggle in day to day basis but i do have some days which i feel better

One thing you should never do is answer the questions or fill out the form based on your worst days. For PIP you don't need to be affected 100% of the time. It's at least 50% of the time over a 12 month period.

s4zi

Also i was called 5 minutes prior to the appointment to tell me the assesor is sick and someone else will assess me in next 15 minutes and that she was reading my claim
i do not really think that she did give a good read through as i had mentioned every difficulty there
but the personal questions made me so stressed that i just want to end the claim

s4zi

@poppy123456 thank you
yes sadly thats what i did have thought that she is asking me about my wirst days? then after searching so much online after the assessment i knew that that was the case even though in my form application i have stated clearly what i can and can not do and for how many days a week?
i just wonder if i could call them to stop the claim
😭

poppy123456

At this stage you can't cancel the claim. Please try not worry because nothing bad will happen to you or your children.

s4zi

the problem is i did not tell her that if o do small things my symptoms flare up? like cooking? and the next day i become so tired and lost
i did tell her i can cook 2-3 days aweek but the rest is my husband who does that hopefully she has got that
dressing my kids? thats an issue as i get tired very easily and bringing children from school for example is the greatest task that will take all my energy 😔
i did though tell her i do bring my kids from school home which is 2-3 mins drive?
nut i go out only once or twice aweek to shopping centre?thought its all about me?
i will get mad at this point 😭

s4zi

@poppy123456 thank u again poppy
i really wish i could cancel it as i feel i haven't explained myself in the assessment
and this stress will not be good for my psoriasis or arithritis 😭
thats why i want it to all end and not wait in stress

poppy123456

s4zi said:

@poppy123456 thank u again poppy
i really wish i could cancel it as i feel i haven't explained myself in the assessment
and this stress will not be good for my psoriasis or arithritis 😭
thats why i want it to all end and not wait in stress

You are not alone in thinking this but all you can do now is try to concentrate on something else. Christmas is just around the corner so you have that to occupy your mind, assuming you celebrate it of course.

The most important part of a PIP claim is the form you fill in. The assessment is just to gather more information. If you put the information in the form then that's fine.

There's really nothing more you can do but wait for the decision, which can be up to 12 weeks after the assessment report is returned to DWP.

s4zi

@woodbine thank you i appriciate the time each of you put into this thread section to give me some reasurance
at least now i know that i can not cancel after assessment
thank you

s4zi

@poppy123456 thank you so much for your time and information
yes i have put everything in the form in detail but in the assessment i could not think straight and thought about all my bad days especially last week the medication i had made be be in bed for a full week (methotrxate)
i could not think of the times i ignore my pain just to cook for my kids or play with them or make them happy?
hope it goes straight forward and honestly i will not be sad at all if im not granted pip i just do not want other services to get involved 😔 as she was so consistent about what do i do? what do my kids eat?

Thank you hope u too are all ready for christmas