Hello,
My firend who is currently unemployed is having his Disability Benefits taken over by a different company called PIP, I've seen a few posts about this so I wanted to see if I could learn a few tings on it.
He's making his application and recently had an interview witrh a PIP advisor (Who coldly demanded that he meet them suddenly following day after calling after 2-3 weeks absence). From what he has told me the advisor is focusing purely on his benefits as someone with Aspergers (Which genuniely surpised me, myself being on the waiting list for a diagonisis). more so over which his Dyslexia - I don't know the precise definition but he basically cannot read/write in any manner. This obviously causes a lot of debilitations when it comes to the process of applying for a job. Yet in this meeting with this PIP adviosr they apparently would sweep all this to the side and purely focus on his Aspergers being the debilitation factor. He bascially said that if he made it out like he could function to a basic level that they're passing him as fit for work & would reduced the assistance he needs.
So I guess I'm just looking for a little advice because I think when he gets the results from his evaluation from PIP it's going to be very underwhelming and being unemployed he may depened of such finances in time. He said if unhappy about the result he can contest with the results but my biggest concern is just how overlooked his Dyselxia is - I mean he's very intellectual and he can manage conversation with people well enough (At University he would be able to do presentations - Something I had to get a doctors pardon letter on.) But in a working environment not being able to read has limited his options sadly.
But yes, any advice would be appreciated :)
