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PIPped off people.

Justanothernobody

It seems few are happy with PIP. It also appears you have to be able to be VERY organised and VERY supported to get payments. What about the ones who cannot manage to form fill, or cannot perhaps exaggerate even, cannot be ultra organised or flexible and who don’t have human support? 

Why do people who overspend habitually on non essential stuff merit more payments due to debt?

Surely the government would do better to withdraw the PIP scheme and go back to providing food and fuel vouchers and services? 

Carers for the housebound. Day centres for those able to go on provided transport. Money management classes for those who need to learn. Counselling for those with poor mental health. Food vouchers instead of cash for addicts. 

All these could help prevent isolation and suicide. The latest iPhone won’t. Why does the government think chucking money at the loudest, sometimes most violent people solves any problems? They need anger management supervision. 

Rents are far too high. Uncontrolled. HB no longer covers most rents. Could they not give extra rent vouchers? 

The PIP money doesn’t pay enough to cover buying in care for the terminally ill. It just isolated them more. 

Is money really more important than life?

Please tell me your views. I know it can’t change the system, but I’m genuinely interested in people’s opinions. Plus I know I will have overlooked a lot of things, such as transport concessions for those in genuine need. Help for those in work. Any more? 

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    I only use my PIP payments for the additional costs being labelled by society causes me. As such, I often feel peeved too when people clearly state they are using the payments to simply increase their standard of living and not using it for the additional costs they claim they have. If the system was stricter, such as vouchers, or re-reimbursement for the extra costs incurred like the DSA, sadly I think there would be a decline in people applying.

    Personally, I'd rather more see more funding put into education and regulations to make the world more accessible rather than paying claimants for additional costs caused by unsuitable conditions that, in the case of many autistics, are often constructed by society. For example, I incur extra costs due to suffering sensory overload and this impact could be significantly reduced if my working environments (including the need to travel using public transports, especially in London) were better designed.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    I only use my PIP payments for the additional costs being labelled by society causes me. As such, I often feel peeved too when people clearly state they are using the payments to simply increase their standard of living and not using it for the additional costs they claim they have. If the system was stricter, such as vouchers, or re-reimbursement for the extra costs incurred like the DSA, sadly I think there would be a decline in people applying.

    Personally, I'd rather more see more funding put into education and regulations to make the world more accessible rather than paying claimants for additional costs caused by unsuitable conditions that, in the case of many autistics, are often constructed by society. For example, I incur extra costs due to suffering sensory overload and this impact could be significantly reduced if my working environments (including the need to travel using public transports, especially in London) were better designed.

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