support to mix with others.
Hi to all,just a query.I won my pip tribunal on mobility,the tribunal agreed I have mental health problems taking journeys,and summed up that I need social help to mix with others,
There is a local support group that can help me do this,but can only give me 4 sessions in taking me to a interest i enjoy and stay with me while I am there.Depending on how i feel about it afterwards mentally,after the 4 sessions I will be complety on my own if i wanted to continue.
My question is would doing any of this change anything in my award.I dont know at this stage if i will be able to cope with it all,so I am just asking for help in guidance.I mentally can not handle using buses,on my own at all,so I told the support service it will have to be somewhere local where I can walk to,Thankyou
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Four sessions of some support to try to help will not affect your PIP. PIP is how you're affected the majority of the days over a 12 month period, which is more than 50% of the days. 4 sessions is not at least 50%.
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Thankyou for your message very kind of you .So if I did manage to continue going on my own after the 4 sessions maybe once a week or once every 2 weeks,my claim for pip would still be OK?just so I understand it properly.Thankyou
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Yes, your award will be fine. Once a week or once every 2 weeks is not the majority of the days.
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Hi Charlie, this sounds like a brilliant opportunity to get out and do something you will enjoy 😀 do you have any ideas yet or know what's available in your area?
Congratulations on your Tribunal win!
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Thankyou for your reply,I am very grateful for your advice.
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Thankyou for your message,very kind of you.At the moment I have just gave the local support team my interest that I enjoy,such as Art.animals(especially dogs),gardening,and keeping fit.So hopefully they will find me something within that group,Thankyou for your words on my tribunal win,much appreciated.
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Hi @Charlie5 that sounds really promising! I'm really pleased for you and hope you hear back from them soon with some opportunities. 🙂
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Thankyou that is very kind of you
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