"Is PIP fit for purpose"? A welfare process that negatively affects health?

Since joining the SCOPE community my view on the whole "PIP process" has been crystalised.

Before joining the community I had heard from others about how unfair and unjust the whole process is.  The PIP process is clearly the Idea of an "idiot" or an "evil genius" bent on saving money in order to pay for the shortfall of the defence budget etc.  Clearly it is riddled with injustices, inconsistency and incompetence.  

I have personally experienced high levels of Stress and have been left feeling even more depressed and anxious after having engaged with the PIP process.  I have diagnosis for ASD (Aspergers), sleep Aponea, Depression and PTSD.   I got the little ammount of money that I expected to get from the PIP process in addition to the sense of fear, anger, shame and embarrassment that the process encourages from the applicant.  I know that my health has been negatively affected by the experience.

The creation of The PIP process has forced the sick, disabled infirm and the vulnerable to BEG to PRIVATEERS for welfare payments in order for them to help live their lives.  This is a travesty!  Medical diagnosis should be enough evidence to support a DWP claim for a payment to support an individuals personal independence! A pseudo public official dealing with confidential personal information is bad enough.  A poorly qualified assessor rewriting the needs of an indivdual with a specific recognised condition is another.  From a welfare perspective it is tantamount to overulling the diagnosis of a mecical expert!  This is more than an INJUSTICE.

Ive been lucky though.  I know a lot of people have been through much much worse.  this highlights the first glaring problem with PIP and that is, INCONSISTENCY.

This brings into focus the pivotal role of "the PIP Assessor", fast becoming a reviled and feared individual,  a henchman that invades the privacy of an applicants life casting judgement and aspersion on the validity of the applicants claim.  Who, indeed, What are these people?  Often, rank amatuers (As always I am sure that there are e ceptions to the rule but thats not what we are talking about here) People with a sports science diploma or a certificate in remedial massage, an NVQ 2 in Care?  An individual acting as judge and jury in a complex medical assesment riddled with subtle issues far beyond their knowledge and/or lack of expertise!  The assessor, more often than not it would seem,  is somone who having seen the lucrative financial gain from the salary offered to them, is ready to sell their soul in order to pervert the data they are gathering for their master and consequently the claims that the ATOS/CAPITA paylords are presenting to their paymasters in the DWP are frequently twisted, falsified and at best incorrectly completed.  In turn the DWP can present a reduction in costs to their Paymasters in the Government. This is INCOMPETENCE.

It is my opinion that the government, partly (amongst other nefarious reasons) in an exercise in plausible deniability contracted this process out.  When it failed as it REALY SHOULD, they would be able to blame the contractor for their own Evil Plan.  In much the same way the privitisation of the NHS the Prison Service etc will afford the Government excellent plausible deniability for its own missuse and neglect.

I have created this thread for those within this community and beyond it, who wish to "testify IN WRITING" as to how  the PIP process is, or has negatively affected their actual HEALTH and consequently their quality of life? 

This seems to be a fundamental issue that is readily apparent in all cases where people have been FORCED to engage in the PIP process.

PLEASE contribute to this thread in as much detail as possible how the PIP process is negatively affecting your health and as a consequence your quality of your life.

PLEASE contribute to this thread whether you have been successful or unsuccseesful in the PIP PROCESS.

It is my opinion that if this process negatively impacts upon the health of those engaging with it that ANY GOVERNMENT WORTH ITS SALT would HAVE TO REVIEW ITS FITTNESS FOR PURPOSE!

Please consider this.  The more people that contribute evidence to this thread detailing the negative impact to their health due to the PIP process, the possibility that this evidence might be used to force a review of the process increases.  Either way, documenting this information is incredibly important!  

It occured to me that most of us, within any appeal etc. Would have included information as to how this process is or has negatively affected our health.  At the PIP interview (They came to my home), I stated openly and for the record that, "I was opposed to the process and that my very involvement in it was affecting my health negatively"..  Im sure I am not alone in my protestation?  This means that the DWP and their contracted henchmen know that this process has a damaging effect on the more vulnerable of our Nation and this means that the Government is FULLY AWARE that they are litterally getting away with blue murder at the moment!  

All that remains is for the will of the public to call the fitness of the PIP process into question.

Please detail in your post any negative health effects that directly correlate to the PIP process.  Please also advocate for those who are unable to post by gainng their consent to post their story.

I could be wrong but if WE ALL CONTRIBUTE relevant information to this thread and encourage others to join the SCOPE community in order to contribute, then it is possible that this information could potentially be used to support the question "Is the PIP process fit for purpose"?

Could this action potentially contribute to generating the headline...... "PIP,  the process that is supposed to help people is found to damage the applicants health"! In this event,  Im sure that the Government should, potentially be under a moral obligation to review the whole process.

For my part, depending on the response that this post generates I would be willing to take the information forward (hopefully with the support of other community members) as evidence to support the proposition that "PIP IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE"

I have NO political motivation for creating this thread.  My motivation comes from a moral and ethical standpoint.  I have not been encouraged by SCOPE nor have I sought the permission or involvement of SCOPE in this matter.  I can not see why anybody would object to me doing this as it is done in the interests of justice for all.

Sucess in such an endeavour only arrises through consensus and unity so please post generously and please encourage others to do so also