Pip assessment

I feel the same as @Banarama…perhaps the assessor was 'on your side' and saying you are unable to go to the shops to ensure you get your allowances; of course I really don't know. In any case, and as B says, you haven't done anything wrong, but are clearly anxious about it, which isn't good for your health. Take good care, E xxx

PS, you could always take a screenshot of this conversation as 'proof' of what happened, but hopefully nothing will come from all this, E xx

I am cancelling x

there is no need to cancel at all. I’m sure they would find that strange

@cleoptra12 Don't forget that you also have evidence in this forum regarding your circumstances. I clearly remember you saying that your son helps you shop.

Jane, can I urge you not to cancel you're PIP application. I know the benefits process is a nightmare but if you are eligible then you deserve it. PIP is also a beneficial payment as it does not affect any other benefit or income that you have. I am going through the PIP process at the moment, in the past I helped people apply and went to their assessments with them, now I am lucky that I have a local charity that is working with me to get my PIP.

That might sound strange but I know we all have a tendancy to minimise what we are going through. We are conditioned from birth to do that. If someone else helps you then they will ask you about how you are on a good week, a normal week and a bad week as well as how you would be without your medication. All of which are meant to be considered as part of the application I believe. Too often most often we just try to minimise our issues to appear "normal".

I don't know where you are but the CAB are great. They can often be swamped as they have been through funding cuts and lost quite a lot of advisors because of Covid but if you do go through them they will be really supportive. I don't know if there are any organisations near you that could help. I'm lucky as I am in north-east Suffolk and we have a charity here (Disability Advice North East Suffolk or DANES) that provides that provide support with applying for benefits amongst a range of other issues. Hopefully Scope might be able to direct you to a local organisation if there is one. I have found that having someone helping does take a lot of the pressure off and I've seen it both as the client and the supporter.

My experience is that so far is that the process has so far only stressed me badly was when we were completing my form and the assessment (which was done by phone). The rest of the time I have not really dwelt on it. Which is strange as I am generally one of those people who constantly worry and can't sleep because of it, but I have admitted to myself that it there is nothing I can do so worrying won't do me any good. All I can do is await their decision and I will then go through it with DANES. PIP is not nearly as stressful as UC in my experience.

So please don't give up, see if there is any help locally.

@colejames I've already had my my assessment but after the user said that it might trigger a trigger a reassessment of benefits it made me feel physically sick.I just can't cope with u.c.it was actually fine doing the whole pip thing but I'm not willing to go through any more stress with u.c it's just not worth the stress

It's ok it is my fault I'm just very anxious about these things.x