PIP refusal

I was awarded PIP this year, before the mental health team referred me for an ASD diagnosis. Although I have prior conditions, I had no real evidence, as I am only on waiting lists to see specialist consultants and my terrible doctors surgery didn't respond to the DWP request for information. In my case, the CAB's help consisted of a 15 minute phone call to tell me what I already knew.

The PIP application is a traumatic experience for me, as I only survive in life by actively starting each day with a glass half full outlook. PIP requires the exact opposite.

• You may consider employing a professional service to handle your PIP application. Many offer a no win, no fee arrangement. Personally, I find it outrageous that a growing industry is required to help people obtain what they are entitled to but my daughter who has used a service several times, say's it saves her so much angst and the net financial gain is well worth it.
• There is a website called Work and Benefits. They have an extensive and detailed guide to claiming PIP, based on legal rulings and written by trained professionals. You can view the guide online or pay annual subscription (about £20) which allows you to download all of their guides, sample documents etc.
• Set up a ChatGPT account. Enter each PIP activity/question that apply to you, one at a time and ask it to write a brief discription of the problems your health condition causes you with the activity. Copy and paste the answer, re-writing it in your own words. Works a treat and took alot of pain out of the process.

I wish you the very best of luck, you deserve it.

Excellent post and advice Behind the Mask. Delighted to hear you were successful and so sorry to hear how much the process took out of you - I know the feeling very well!

Excellent post and advice Behind the Mask. Delighted to hear you were successful and so sorry to hear how much the process took out of you - I know the feeling very well!