PIP Appeal HELP!!

The last link towards the end of the thread was written for neurodiverse people as well. We really needs to guides to do this. I wouldn't have had a clue without it. I was reading the last one I was thinking wow I would never even think half of this stuff. I was told as well before you mention your bad days as well.

Good luck

My GP won’t even answer the phone, keep getting put in a queue then told I can’t speak to anymore and there’s no appointments until February! I contacted citizens advice yesterday they said to make appointment with my local service and they can help me through the process. Thank you for telling me about this I’m feeling a lot more hopeful

Thank you for sharing this, I just had a look and these are really helpful!!

I wanted to post some links that need to be read to write this here but couldn't. I want to tell you read this thread I started  at least on another board and see all the links in this post I posted. It is necessary to answer the questions. There is another at the end of the post. Good luck. I will try and help you here if needed. Good luck.

www.autismforums.com/.../

I'm in the United States. Instead of PIP, we have social security. While I don't know what documentation you provided in your PIP application, I do know that in the United States, one of the biggest reasons for a rejection of social security disability payment application is because of insufficient documentation.

Even though social security puts out guidelines for what documentation is needed, you'd be surprised at how many people don't follow the guidelines. Some people on redditt have complained that their application was rejected because they had a self-diagnosis of autism instead of a clinical diagnosis. They also complained that a letter from their parents or priest stating that they were unable to work was not the same as having a letter from a board certified therapist who said the same thing. What struck me as odd was how many people immediately submitted an appeal without having taken a single step to provide the required documentation. 

I would imagine that PIP has guidelines regarding the applicaton process and what documentation is needed. Information about PIP may be found here. You may want to watch the PIP video and/or access the link for 'get help from citizens' advice.'

From memory, I think the request for a mandatory reconsideration needs to be made within a month of the date stated on the letter from the Decision Maker. Therefore, it will pay not to delay asking your GP for a referral to your local social prescribing organisation, as they will obviously need time to arrange a meeting with a welfare rights officer.

In the event that there isn't a social prescribing organisation in your area, then it will probably be a matter of you having to contact Citizens Advice yourself to arrange a meeting with their welfare rights officer.

Please see these links on how the questions should be answered. This is what you need to do.

Good luck

https://www.familiesinfocusessex.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PIP-helpful-phrases.pdf

How to fill in the PIP form

https://www.carersuk.org/media/3yin...24 If you are looking after someone who has a

https://www.leicester.gov.uk/media/178164/personal-independence-payments.pdf

https://www.actionforme.org.uk/uploads/pdfs/PIP-overview-Sep-2022.pdf

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...0QFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0fHeAq8HuaFi_4hPHOJlGy

Hi, thank you for this!!

Thank you so much for this!! I’ll try to find some contact information for the organisations you suggested and hopefully they can help me. This is exactly what I need, I can get everything down on paper but have trouble verbalising and being put on the spot. Hopefully having someone with me will mean I can get everything across correctly.

Hi Charlotte, 

I am sorry to hear that your PIP application got rejected. 

You may wish to read our guidance on benefits, this includes information on benefits appeals and challenging PIP decisions: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/benefits-and-money/benefits 

You can also find more information on benefits through the Citizen’s Advice website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/.../ 

Kind Regards,

Rosie Mod

In my experience, and based on things I've read and heard, it seems that many people are refused PIP and end up having to appeal.

When it happened to me, I was already involved with a social prescribing organisation who had been providing me with help and support for a variety of issues. I don't know if it applies with all social prescribing organisations, but in my case I had to be referred to the organisation by my GP.

Don't quote me on this, but I think most (if not all) social prescribing organisations have close links with Citizens Advice. Therefore, it should be easy enough for them to set up a meeting for you with a welfare rights officer from Citizens Advice. The role of the welfare rights officer will be to write a letter on your behalf requesting a mandatory reconsideration. This is what happened with me. I feel it's worth adding that the support worker assigned to me by the social prescribing organisation was also present with me at that meeting, which helped me to feel considerably less anxious.

As you say you don't understand how to advocate for yourself, I very much feel that it would be beneficial for you if you can get a referral to your local social prescribing organisation. They're accustomed to helping people with issues like this, and for speaking on their behalf.