Published on 12, July, 2020
How long is the PIP process?
I phoned up to request a form a few weeks ago and set up all my security details. The lady on the phone was very nice and said the claim form would be sent out and to ring back in a few weeks if it doesn't come.
It hasn't come so I rang up and they now say they can not verify who I am and I must have rung 3 times today and not gotten through the security questions. This is the first time I have rung in a few weeks. Then I get a phone call back and they can not verify who I am through the national insurance number and I now have a different set of forms and not the original one they said I was getting. Unless the person on the other end of the phone made a typing error I don't understand what is going on and am now in tears with the stress.
Given I have autism, fibromyalgia and permanently borderline anaemia even though I am on supplements I don't even know if it is worth going through the process or not or whether they will just say no as I can manage to work (through necessity not choice).
All I want is a little bit extra so I can get some extra high quality supplements and get my bills down so I can maybe drop a day or two at work so I can feel normal again and not live between fibromyalgia relapse and autism meltdowns all the time. But that is obviously too much to ask of life right now I just feel so hopeless and doomed to this cycle forever.
Julie
I know it sounds like cheating but in my opinion if they're prepared to lie, cheat and bully then it's only levelling the playing field by doing the same to them and at the end of the day you're only claiming what's rightfully yours if they didn't act like heartless Ba£$&ards then people wouldn't have to stoop to drastic measures that's my opinion anyway
Too true - I went in being truthful and honest - it is a core value of mine - I cannot process just how much these people are prepared to lie and falsify data.
I will use every trick in the book from now onwards.
too right plastic as my dad used to say Nil illegitemo carburundom ie don't let the Ba$£&rds grind you down lol
I read that as you carry a miniature human ear and a plague....I really need to get better glasses.
I have a miniature hermans bear, a crystal moon garzing hare and a mini copy of a plaque my late grandmother had that always go with me everywhere in my handbag :)
I'll also be taking Harvey, my 6' invisible emotional support bunny with me.