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PIP Appeal HELP!!

Charlotte

 Hi everyone, I just got rejected from pip and I want to appeal but I’m so drained from the process already and I can’t do it alone. I literally got 0 points for everything I just don’t know where I have gone wrong. They just wrote on my letter that I said I struggle with all the criteria but they concluded I don’t. They didn’t even say why! Is there a way I can receive support for my appeal as I feel I am being discriminated against and because of my autism I don’t understand how to advocate for myself so it’s a viscous cycle. Any advice or useful contacts would be greatly appreciated!!!

Parents

  • 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.

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  • 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.

Children
  • in reply to Sporadic Sparkly

    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. Blush