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PIP Assessment

Ed S
over 5 years ago

I've just had notification of assessment appointment. Cue. anxiety and worry. 

I'm not sure what to expect and i have to arrange time off work at short notice. 

Can anyone please give some advice on how to cope without going mute or having a meltdown? 

Parents
  • over 5 years ago

    You must take someone with you to be a witness to the proceedings.   If your mind goes blank, you won't remember what has been said so if they try to coerce you into agreeing that you're perfectly fit and coping ok, you need someone to stop them.

    The whole thing with PIP is points make prizes - so you must hold firm if they try to claim you cope ok.  

    It's mainly about looking after yourself - feeding yourself, cleaning yourself, toilet issues, mobility (physical) mobility (anxiety/mental problems), social/communication issues, financial responsibility etc.

    A classic is claiming that being able to sometimes make a sandwich means you can feed yourself - the rule is cooking a hot meal from fresh ingredients - safely, regularly etc.   They try to bend the rules to deny people with invisible disabilities.

    Unfortunately, in their eyes, turning up to the assessment means you can navigate safely, answering their questions means you can communicate clearly, their car park is normally miles away so you can obviously get about etc. etc.   it's fairly well stacked against you.

    Where do you think you score points?

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  • over 5 years ago

    You must take someone with you to be a witness to the proceedings.   If your mind goes blank, you won't remember what has been said so if they try to coerce you into agreeing that you're perfectly fit and coping ok, you need someone to stop them.

    The whole thing with PIP is points make prizes - so you must hold firm if they try to claim you cope ok.  

    It's mainly about looking after yourself - feeding yourself, cleaning yourself, toilet issues, mobility (physical) mobility (anxiety/mental problems), social/communication issues, financial responsibility etc.

    A classic is claiming that being able to sometimes make a sandwich means you can feed yourself - the rule is cooking a hot meal from fresh ingredients - safely, regularly etc.   They try to bend the rules to deny people with invisible disabilities.

    Unfortunately, in their eyes, turning up to the assessment means you can navigate safely, answering their questions means you can communicate clearly, their car park is normally miles away so you can obviously get about etc. etc.   it's fairly well stacked against you.

    Where do you think you score points?

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