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PIP - Anyone successful with a Life Time Award

NAS62686

PIP renewal time is coming around again.... Last time I was awarded zero points, but put an official complaint in against the assessor who came to my house, as she blatantly lied all the way through her assessment. 
as my complaint was quite serious and I had medical proof she had lied. I suddenly had my application revisited and was awarded maximum for care and low for mobility.

i was wondering if anybody had been successful in claiming PIP for 10 years or life time award? Seeing as my autism is never going to go away, I want to prevent the stress of having to keep going through this every 3 years.

Looking forward to hearing from you all x

Parents

  • I am another zero points person.

    My conclusion is that PIP,  like many discretionary awards,  does not go to the people who need it most, but to the people who make the best case for needing it.

    Unfortunately,  we, almost by definition,  are not very good at articulating our difficulties. 

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  • I am another zero points person.

    My conclusion is that PIP,  like many discretionary awards,  does not go to the people who need it most, but to the people who make the best case for needing it.

    Unfortunately,  we, almost by definition,  are not very good at articulating our difficulties. 

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  • in reply to Robert124

    I partially agree with you, and sympathise.  It's painstaking to get awards.  It's also a lot less likely to achieve unless there's some substantial evidence showing the person is extremely vulnerable (e.g. hospitalisation, inability to feed themselves properly, significant medical problems etc).  I know there are some who need it more than I do who don't get it, but I've met people who need it equally or greater than I do, and have got it: they've been in the care system for several years and/or since childhood.  Anyone not already receiving support is probably unlikely to get awards, unless at a lower rate.  I had a friend who was on the same benefits as me have her benefits lowered when she went onto PIP, because she doesn't receive support and lives on her own.  

  • in reply to Robert124

    I agree with this. My cousin told me about her friend who doesn't seem to have any serious problems managed to get it by answering the ideal answers in order to score the most points. This could easily be done by someone who is good at lying. On the other hand I feel that my ASD causes me to downplay my difficulties and have heard that the assessors would be to take advantage of this and put words in your mouth and with ASD we are more likely to just agree with them