Mental Health
emx890
Community member Posts: 2 Listener
Hi my name is Emily, I applied for disability living allowance as I have a mental health condition called borderline personality disorder of the emotionally unstable type and it is not yet controllable. My claim was rejected, so I appealed and that was also rejected. My unbiased opinion is that this decision is unfair as my doctor and psychiatrist have both advised I am unable work. My area is not covered by ESA, only universal credit but I can't actively seek jobs when I'm unable to work, any advise would be much appreciated
Comments
-
Hi Emily,
Do you know if the benefit you applied for was disability living allowance (DLA) or personal independence payment (PIP)? In any case, it might be worth claiming again (or taking the appeal of your previous decision further, depending how far you got with that and how long ago it was). PIP, which is now the benefit for new claimants between 16 and 65, is supposed to take mental health conditions into account. It does that by looking at activities such as engaging with people. PIP is a benefit for the extra costs of disability though; it's not related to whether or not you can work.
ESA is a benefit for people who have what's called limited capability for work. That might apply to you, and you can claim Universal Credit for the same reason (it replaces the income-related part of ESA). So you absolutely don't have to actively seek work to claim Universal Credit. If you're in a 'full service' area (you can check with your postcode on this website), then you can claim Universal Credit, and supply sick notes from the beginning of your claim so that you don't have to look for jobs. After an assessment period, you should be assessed to see if the DWP agree that you have limited capability for work.
If the website says that 'gateway conditions' apply, then you can claim ESA.
I hope this helps. Do post back if you have more questions.
WillThe Benefits Training Co: -
you may be able to claim PIP after an assessment, I have mental health problems and just had a PIP review assessment, I have help from a welfare advice centre person.
-
This was really helpful, thank you for your advice.
Emily
Brightness
Categories
- All Categories
- 13.3K Start here and say hello!
- 7K Coffee lounge
- 101 Games lounge
- 483 Cost of living
- 4.6K Disability rights and campaigning
- 1.9K Research and opportunities
- 230 Community updates
- 9.6K Talk about your situation
- 2.1K Children, parents, and families
- 1.6K Work and employment
- 807 Education
- 1.7K Housing and independent living
- 1.4K Aids, adaptations, and equipment
- 666 Dating, sex, and relationships
- 374 Exercise and accessible facilities
- 845 Transport and travel
- 32K Talk about money
- 4.6K Benefits and financial support
- 5.2K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 17.2K PIP, DLA, and AA
- 5K Universal Credit (UC)
- 6.4K Talk about your impairment
- 1.8K Cerebral palsy
- 886 Chronic pain and pain management
- 183 Physical and neurological impairments
- 1.1K Autism and neurodiversity
- 1.3K Mental health and wellbeing
- 328 Sensory impairments
- 832 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
Do you need advice on your energy costs?
Scope’s Disability Energy Support service is open to any disabled household in England or Wales in which one or more disabled people live. You can get free advice from an expert adviser on managing energy debt, switching tariffs, contacting your supplier and more. Find out more information by visiting our
Disability Energy Support webpage.