PIP process explained
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I talk about how to apply for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). I have personally claimed for PIP because I have a mental illness, therefore this video is from that perspective. However, the process is exactly the same when claiming for other health reasons so please watch this video. I really hope will help you.
You can get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) if you’re aged 16 to 64 and have a long-term disability or health problem that means you need help with everyday tasks or getting around. This includes mental illness. This is for people in the UK only and only England, Wales and Scotland - the process is different for people in Northern Ireland).
It doesn’t matter how much you earn, instead you’re assessed on your health. You’ll get between a minimum of £22 (standard rate) and a maximum of £141.10 (Enhanced Rate).
(These were accurate at the time of the publication of this video)
I hope that this video explains the PIP process and who is entitled to it. I will be talking about how to appeal the PIP process in a later video so please subscribe so you don't miss it. Thank you for taking the time to watch this - I hope to see you next time.
Please subscribe to my channel for more videos about mental illness and leave any questions or comments you may have in the space below.
Take care and I hope you have a safe, peaceful week.
Gem
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The Little Blue Pot
Welcome to my TH-cam channel where I’m hoping to raise awareness of mental illness and the different types of mental disorders to provide an understanding and learn ways to cope. I also vlog about my own experience of living with mental illness, as well as sharing other aspects of my life. I want to reduce the stigma around mental illness, raise awareness of the importance of good mental health, and I want to build a community where we can take care of each other. We need to raise awareness of mental illness and how to manage it, so I hope my channel helps you.
I am not a qualified mental health professional or expert, but I am an expert in living with mental illness. All my videos are based on lots of research and I do my best to explain everything as clearly as possible and provide examples from my life to help you understand. I might not get it right every time, but I do the best I can. I hope the findings from my research are of benefit to you.
This Vlog is from my perspective, but I do appreciate that not everyone will have had the same experience as myself - we are all different after all, even if we have the same diagnosis. I have also tried, where applicable, to reference everything correctly, but we are all human and make mistakes - please stick with me.
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References:
- The Money advice Service - Personal independence Payment - www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk...
- Personal Independence Payment GOV.uk - www.gov.uk/pip
- Citizens Advice Bureau PIP www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ben...
- How to challenge the PIP decision - www.gov.uk/mandatory-reconsid...
Telephone numbers:
DWP - PIP claims
Telephone: 0800 917 2222
Textphone: 0800 917 7777
Calling from abroad: +44 191 218 7766
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
If you are feeling mentally unwell and would like to speak to someone over the phone, then please use the numbers below:
Samaritans - 116 123
National Suicide Prevention - 08000 684 141
Mental health line UK - 0300 5000 101
Sane line UK - 0845 767 8000
Mind information line (Info and advice) - 0845 767 8000
Mind website - mind.org.uk
Time to Change - time-to-change.org.uk
Rethink mental illness - rethink.org
USA - 1-800-273-8255
Canada - 514 723 4000
Ireland - +44 08457 909 090
Australia - 131114
- Lifeline 000
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Very good highly informative vlog. ~ Keep up the great work!
It doesn't matter wether you meet the criteria the assessors and dwp will find a way to knock points off. I went to tribunial. I was in and out in 3 minutes and awarded full amount after asking me 2 questions and apology for me having to attend. It's cruel what they are doing. My friend is dead now as she lost all her care and she starved herself to death as she couldn't cook a meal or give her self medications on time.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend. How are you doing now/recently?
Really interesting vlog thank you, just researching PIP stuff for my friend.
For your friend.....yea ok
Personal independent persecution
Colin E. Haha!😅 I couldn't put it better myself.
Thats true
Can someone explain this to me
They are devil worshipers a we are there there sacrifices
@@wallahiiii5364 I'm a bit late to the party but to paint a cynical picture:
In 2012 everyone's favourite coalition government reformed the benefits system. Despite what they said, the purpose of this was not to streamline it, it was to tighten restrictions on who can claim benefits.
The system that you have to go through to apply is incredibly complicated (when you think that the people are applying are already facing difficulty). The people who assess to grant benefits are typically poorly treated by their employers, cynical and generally fed up. So, that's passed on to the poor claimant who has a miserable time trying to prove that they aren't coping.
It can take months, during which that person faces hostility, receives no financial assistance and can generally end up feeling humiliated.
Disclaimer: there is obviously some of my own opinion here!
It was hard for me to get pip but I won
Reall good and informing video..great stuff..😎
Thanks John. Best of luck with your PIP. Take care x
I am dreading the assessment! :(
God bless you for everything's you make me understand all of it for real THANKS
I'm watching this video for my mum and it's quite helpful
Your mum okay. Do you work yea
I feel like you have to call in your inner conman to get the ESA & PIP your entitled too because you you get turned down when your honest
My mum got six points on daily living, four on mobility. She can’t dress her lower half, I have to, she cannot urinate (she’s cataherised) and has a serious heart condition and is breathless most of the time. She cannot go out, she can’t sometimes walk up the stairs, she stays in the pjs and has to be near the toilet all the time. She got nothing on her PIP assessment. She was very VERY close to getting standard living rate, but missed out as the assessor lied on two of the questions. Disgusting. We were going to try for me as I have a diagnosis of autism and dyspraxia to support me , but it’s put us off. We are appealing, wish us luck
Thanks very helpful video im researching this for my mother she has vertigo
Love your hair! Gorgeous 🙏🏼
Thank you, I will applying for this tomorrow
did it work just out of curiosity?
Oh ya I love your skills in making this . How, I need to learn more it skills too
Thanks. Perhaps you can check out some more of my videos to learn some coping skills. I have a playlist called the 31 days of mental health where I share some ideas that may be useful to you. Take care and best of luck in your journey my friend and welcome to TLBP community. Hugs x
i had my mum call them as i have a severe dislike of telephones. some might think thats stupid but it can be ironically paralyzing for me to use one. hate them.
I am the same
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My autism makes it hard for me to talk on the phone let alone type this comment.
Severe dislike of lying for yourself more like
@@juddbrady1825 oh look, the thickhead attention seeking Tory's turned up, I was born with Spina Bifida, can't walk, as a result I also have Hydrocephalus, scoliosis of the spine, recurring cellulitis, a condition called reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and others called Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, which themselves cause many other symptoms, Google it and learn something, so please do tell me exactly where I am lying? I'd be interested to know.
This video was uploaded in March 2018 and, since then, although the criteria has not changed much, the amounts have been increased in line with inflation!
Thanks for giving some time to me, You Are a good Person.....
I got Standard rate P.I.P . Which means I lose £20 a Week ,as my D.L.A was Higher.
This Point Syestem Is so Stupid . It is NOT a GAME SHOW . with Peoples Lively Hood and Life.
You are so right about the points system it is so dangerous to play with people's lives. I'm pleased you were awarded I'm just sorry it is less money for you. The system is wrong and it needs to be changed. Take care my friend and I'm sending hugs x
I have schizoaffective disorder, with memory problems can that effect my pay rate? Subbed. Thanks for the video. Appreciate the links, i only got the letter yesterday and am on DLA , ive phoned and they want interview too, so im scared
Hello, I love your video! :). Okay so I called the independent assessment centre yesterday to see how my pip application is going and they told me the health professional is currently looking at my case and they have started writing their report and they are half way through. I haven’t had my assessment so does this mean I will NOT have an assessment and it will be paper based? And does this mean I will likely get pip if it is paper based? Thanks 😊
I like to call PIP behalf of my mum and I. My mum claims ESA every two weeks and I work in a 30 hours full time retail industry. When I was young, I sprained my ankle but cannot remember how. I suffer with stressed and anxiety wherever I go by walking. I fall over without control or balance. I get bruises on my hands and knees. It is not pretty when people see me in this situation. I have a tight achilles muscle on my left ankle and deeply affects my day to day tasks especially when I'm at work. My mum suffers stress and depression due to daily tasks. She also has arthritis due to arms and back pain. She cannot carry heavy load and gets tired very easily. So she finds somewhere to sit down. I do not want to claim PIP if it causes too much hassle if she loses her ESA benefit and me working. Thank you!
I used to receive personal independence payments and unexplained they stopped my payments. Right before Christmas and my birthday. So I think the reason why personal independence payments stop was because I recently had a medical assessment done to see how I was going and there asked me questions and asked from scale 1-10 how I felt about my everyday basic things I needed to do. I will upload the paper work so you can see. So in the assessment I was asked about my ability to cook and clean. I mentioned food in the process only because I recently got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. So I have to watch my diet. I forgot to mention to the woman doing the assessment. The reason why I mentioned food was because I recently got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes so there fire it required healthy food for me. On the 19 Th of November I recently had a phone call from DWP in regards of personal independence payment and I just came from being hospitalised from the dangers of diabetes. I have uncontrolled diabetes due to my stress and confusion. I have been told by my Gp it’s impossible for me to work because of my diabetes. My risks are comma or losing a leg.
If one of ur p.i.p components is reduced to standard rate what's the least and maximum amount that you would lose out on?
Currently going through the pip process.Its actually took me a year to claim as I was dreading the face to face appointment with my anxiety.Im claiming for stage four bowel endometriosis and long term anxiety and depression unfortunately my bowel and womb are attached it causes so much pain I'm prescribed a ton of pain relief including morphine.Hopefully my next operation will fix this.I doubt I will get pip though from reading others experience
I smoked weed before going for my assessment I got accepted for pip yeah boi good vlog
I will eat some first lol
What are your ailments?.....did the weed make them believe you more?..lol
CodedToast if someone has a mental illness weed makes them worse.
@@paulflint6254 It can do"....but also sometimes it can have a calming effect!...
I know what you mean though!
Well it made me have psychosis.
Hi. How do you go about aquiring medical evidence for a mandatory reconsideration particularly throughout Corona virus? Thanks
IF i score low on the test can i still try and claim for pip or does that mean i have no hope?
i scored really low on the online assessment test because i manage to do all these everyday tasks. it's my work that i struggle with. I've been suffering from ms symptoms on and off for years. I'm a self-employed painter and decorator by trade and can't do a full days work anymore.. So because of this is it likely i wouldn't be approved for pip? I don't know who to ask for advice.
What about work don't they take this into consideration? It's wrong if this is the case... How one suppose to pay the bills?
The PIP system needs a full rework, a horrible system for people and doesn’t work simply. They have no idea what they are doing
I am partially sighted in left eye and blurred vision in right eye.it has worsened in the last two years.i have hypertension which caused me to lose my sight.i am an asthamatic and recently did a work capability test,and i am not fit to prepare for work and to look for work. I am getting the enhanced mobility rate of pip which is now being assesed. I have sent in the work capability letter. The two letters that i got off the optitian where my eyesite has worsened in right eye,plus my list of pills and inhalers i take and use.could my pip be stopped even though my eyesite has worsened and i cannot work?
I had my assessment two weeks ago , I'm on Esa they put me in the support group. Which means I get an extra £328 a month, that's after being in the limited capability for work group for 6 months. Sadly didn't get any back dated as moved over to universal credit after April 2017 when its stooped.
Thanks for sharing your experience with me. I hope your assessment went ok and it wasn't too stressful. It's good that you are receiving ESA, I hope that it helps you, just a shame the universal credit had such an impact. I wish you the best of luck with your PIP and I hope that you are successful. Take care my friend. Gem
If you think about your ' worst day ' you wont get P.I.P. You have to have at least four worst days to qualify.
Thanks for sharing that information with me I will think about that when I have my next assessment. Thanks again for your comment and I wish you the best of luck with your PIP. Take care, Gem x
You tell them your worst day is every day
Hi . Do you know if you can pip for chronic asthma . Your channel is very informative thanks for sharing 👍👍👍
Go for it! Reading the comments you just need to have been born to be entitled to it.
got 500 backdated money
Is it best to get two copy’s of your medical records of your doctor so you have got one in hand for the assessment first time applying & been waiting months for my assessment.
I cant find any youtube videos about pip in the description...please can you help. Thanks
I have hardened arteries, heart pains when standing, and have just had a bypass and still Ill from it
I have multiple hernias as my muscles are giving away in my stomach and other problems that I don't even want to go into
regarding my stomach and intestines
I have only recently had a PIP then straight away after that they did me a DWP it's been less than a year and they want to do it all again they ignore the letters that we sent and said that they put down this date right from the beginning even a court order basically told them to leave it 3 years
I'm getting chest pains with the stress it's terrible
I can't dress myself, can't walk down stairs and can't do much but sleep if I do have a hospital appointment I usually have to book into a hotel for three days to prepare for it as if I have an appointment at midday I have to be up at 2 am preparing for just that appointment
They used to do one visit then a post one for about five years not its face to face every year and they ignore all the info we send
and the info from the visit
Saying they say I can cook shop and work in the kitchen even though I can't reach up now or lift more than a cup
What will happen now with no human rights oversight
I remember what it was like before the EU and having to eat flour and water as a kid as pensioners got nothing
Thanks
Form sent off in January by Veterans Uk, had assessment in April, awarded standard rate on both components in May (backdated from 12th January!) very intimidating process but being ex forces, I felt I had a case and so did the lady from Veterans UK, just waiting on my war disablement pension claim now (severely injured in 2002). Motorcycle accident in 2017 so not able to work since then due to nature of my job. Interim payments being paid by third party insurers as they admitted liability in full..every day is a new day! onwards and upwards.
Thanks for sharing you story with me and the community. I'm pleased that you were awarded both components and that you got it back dated. It sounds like you have been through so much and I hope things start to improve for you. Take care and thanks again for your comment. Hugs. Gem x
Thanks Gem, Batlign other things like war Disablement pension, disability element of working tax credit as well.. not much else to do as signed off till September...looking at returning to OU study..possibly Law, switching from engineering/technology.
Hi Ian thanks for letting me know how you are getting on. I'm so pleased you are going back to studying that's so exciting. Sounds like you are battling with a lot so be kind to yourself my friend. Take care. Gem x
The Little Blue Pot Hi,Gem. Well the appointments keep coming. Have one on the 2nd July for occupational health review and another separate one for insurance on the 14th which is a Saturday, how nice of them! I have had to stop taking my prescriptions as they were making me feel so ill and zombie like. Il just put up with the pain and fend it off with ibuprofen for now. Hopefully I will get my appointment with the pain management clinic by the 4th July. PIP has been in
Today so that’s something! I was going to try and do a video reply for you, felt too nervous! I think it’s great that we help people with this PIP debacle as it is throughly not fit for purpose, in my opinion anyway. Off to Hull Uni for their open day a week sat. Law for me looks the best area of study.. Have a good day, look after yourself and I may post a video when I’m feeling brave! Ciao ;)
Hi Ian, that's great news about the open day and choosing Law! How exciting. Sorry to hear about your pain, I hope the clinic goes well. That's brilliant about your PIP and I agree it's not fit for purpose at all. I think it would be awesome to do a video, it will really help others, I will look out for it. Take care and best of luck with your appointments. Gem x
Could someone help plz... I currently receive low rate mobility ..I have bi and polar and rheumatoid arthritis... I've asked for a mandatory reconsideration.. looking through bank statements I've just noticed I only got 3 wks 62.20p put into my account on. 12th Feb
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Hello everyone. I would like too know if you can claim pip for the painful condtion Carpal Tunnel syndrome. Also neck and back pain ? I would appreciate any help or advice on this condtion . Many thanks and Good LUCK WITH ALL OF YOU WHO ARE CLAIMING. PIP. XXXX
Applied for PIP, phoned them, they said the assessment stage is complete (I was not invited in for an assessment), they told now it is with the decision maker. What should I expect? Whilst filling my paper work in I was fairly honest with them. Worried, stressed and severely anxious whilst waiting.
Did you get it as wondering how common paper assessments are as have waited four months without hearing a thing and not being assessed
just got my letter and made the phone call, just waiting for the form now. i have spina bifida and other things, cant walk at all. still worried sick i wont get it
The second time i got pip i didnt have to go to a face to face assesment,or for esa..and i got mobility the second time...mental health is being taken seriously now.
What happens if u are disabled and turn homeless what to do then
How many points do you need to pass?
Hello out there does anyone know if any person with Meniere's disease as been successful in getting PIP after an assessment?
hello carol, you will not be assessed on your illness, you are assessed on how it affects your daily living activities. there are 10 things you will be assessed on which are 1 preparing food. 2 eating and drinking 3 managing your treatments 4 washing and bathing 5 managing your toilet needs 6 dressing and undressing 7 communicating 8 reading 9 mixing with other people 10 making budgeting decisions. if your illness affects your mobility there are 2 more questions. 1 planning and following a journey 2 moving around. if you are turned down, it is very important to appeal.they will turn you down again, and you then take it to a tribunel. it takes about 10 months but you should be successful. good luck.
to start with i get 348 a month universal credit & 128 limited capability allowance but because i have savings due to not being able to leave the house for 5 years & spend it, they basically punished me by taking away £90 of the 128 for having too much money...makes me think whats the point in claiming limited capability if you cant have it. but im awaiting my pip forms in the next few days
Thank you for this informative video. I am one of the few still on DLA - awarded 2004 High rate care Low rate mobility. I have BPD autism depression anxiety agoraphobia and am petrified of the change. If I don't get PIP my rent wont get paid and I fear homelessness and suicide every day I am scared of the postman. I have the GP and CMHT but the CMHT are ....meh.
That all sounds so stressful, I bloody hate the PIP process. Sorry your CMHT are meh, that makes it so much harder. Please keep me posted on how you get on. Take care. Hugs x
Thank you, I really appreciate it. Take good care of yourself and stay strong.
I have anxity, health anxity, depression, ocd, agoraphobia and maybe aspergers. I not applied for 4 years because I don't see myself severe but my support workers told me I need to
Nhs said they think I might have aspergers and need 2 years waiting for next free assessment
I sent my form of to London with my Nathaniel insurance number at the top of the forum It was posted on the 24 of last month i phoned them to see if they received it thay sent me a letter back and said no i phoned again the person at the dwp said she would send me a new form out but thay did not the point being is my Nathaniel insurance number if that's lost so my pension could be stolen the pip from has still not reached the dwp its posted over a month ago has the government got it or is stolen but thay should have had it by now and why does it take over 4 week to get to them that wot I was told by the dwp pip
You got up, washed, dressed, have put on a LOT of make up, you’ve done your teeth and hair you can sit for a period of time and talk clearly in a coherent way. They’d put all this against you at a face to face.
You are so right. I was having a good day when I made this video but that's not always the case and they wouldn't understand this. I think the assessment is unfair and the whole process very stressful. Thanks for commenting. Take care x
I have been declined twice now for a personality disorder and prominent anxiety which my psychologist and psychiatrist have both diagnosed. Recently tried again with additional problems with my spine ( 2 herniated disc and a rolled sacrum) and they still want to talk to me??
Shockingly bad system!
Any one could you help me to write the application for ESA pip
to apply for ESA
to renew that claim
hi, I'm 17 and I have complex regional pain syndrome in both of my legs, hyper mobility, and patella subluxation this means I'm in constant pain which cant be helped with medication and doesn't ever heal I cant walk for long periods of time or stand it does affect me in terms of dressing (some days I cant wear anything other than shorts) this makes it hard for me to go outside on colder days and I can often collapse when this happens I have to use crutches. but I also have been diagnosed with anxiety and panic attacks as well as depression would I have to apply for pip for each individual reason or can I do them together given that they all link which is what makes things harder. is it worth trying to apply.
Hi, I’m nearly 18 also, I’ve had crps for 10 years now and it’s got a lot worse over the years and now have it widespread, and I’ve applied for pip in April. I wrote all my problems in the booklet along with all my evidence from hospitals. Hope that helps.
Izzy Holder that helps a lot thank you i hope everything improves
Wow I feel these things
Don't know if it's worth me trying to claim PIP.What if my symptoms are remitting or relapsing? some months i can't work. my job can be very hard and strenuous at times which causes my symptoms to flare up.
I just about manage for everyday tasks like doing the cooking, cleaning etc It just I'm struggling to work some months. I had to go self-employed because i can't keep a full-time job.. My symptoms are ms like
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I’m getting £320 DLA so I guess with pip I’m getting less and I’m not happy because that helps me a lot
I need help please, could you explain what is the Over Age infirm allowance...I live outside Britain for a long time and I do not know what has changed in the DWP...
If you live outside of Britain don’t claim our benefits
@@Kaiyats Even being a British citizen?
Because of "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME/Fibromyalgia I often need a P/Time 'domestic assistant' here in Hull..... :)
Thanks for your comment, I'm sorry to hear that you are facing so much, but I'm pleased you get some support at home. Take care my friend. Gem x
Yea you know all the non symptomatic names don’t you! Idolitis more like.
Iv just been started on universally credit cus had ti staft new claim was on dla before I applied for pip and if I get it will i get back dated money or ????
Jay Reynolds no they stopped April 2017 I just missed it after changing over
I have borderline personality disorder,dyspraxia and dyslexia depression and anxiety and I have my assessment next week I’m very terrified I’ll get dismissed after all the horror stories I’ve heard can someone who has been awarded for any of these illnesses please comment with advice
I have been awarded PIP for borderline personality disorder, depression and anxiety. The assessment can feel like the scariest thing, but you will be ok. Just think about how your disability affects you and think about how it impacts you on a daily basis. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Good luck with your assessment and please let me know how you got on. Sending hugs xx
What's the difference in ESA and PIP ??? Is it just money?? Loved your video thank you
Hey I'm pleased you liked the video! Thanks for your question, I will do my best to explain the difference. ESA is paid to people who have limited capability to work. It depends if you are in the support group or not as to whether or not you have to seek work. I am in the support group so I dont have to look for work.
Pip used to be called disability allowance so its about assessing individuals whose disability has a long term effect on how they live whether they work or not. There is a difference in money too but that all depends on the individuals assessments as to how much someone will recieve. I claim both and recieve much more from PIP than I ESA.
I hope that has helped. Take care. Gem x
The Little Blue Pot Thank you Gem. You have been a great help we need people like you in our life.. 🤔🤔👏👏😘
Thank you. Take care x
PIP is there to help you with the extra costs your disability will incur. I was working when I received it, and many of my work colleagues got it too. It's not taken into consideration as income if you are claiming other benefits. It's solely based on how your daily life is effected; not by the condition you have. Unfortunately now I'm unable to work and applied for ESA. I've gone straight into the support group x
Pip say you can work and claim pip then they say your not disabled enough because you work?
I have my meeting next week whats the most weird not related to there ilness question people have had. Im 31, i have scoliosis hip dysplacia,orstioartheris,and im awaiting a hip replacement and well dyslexia. And currently cant work atleast til next year til after my opp. I can no longer get in and out my own bath or get dressed my self wil they look at that i always walk with a walking stick because i need it i have so many people saying i should go in a wheel chair. I only need one for long days out geting all worked up about it x people i know with illnesses that try to be so independent it seems that pip doesnt want you to be independant im greatfull my husband is going with me. Ive been so ill al week with worrie
Hi Chloe, thanks for sharing your experience with me. I hope your assessment went ok, please let me know how you get on. Take care. Hugs x
I have schizophrenia anxiety and depression but most of the questions are aimed at physical issues. I have been a recipient of pip but now they have stopped it..no explanation,nothing and because of this they have also stopped my housing benefit
i am feeling very ill i suffer from server depression anxiety and i am going through the review and facing a assement it’s horrible and has bad made more polly i dont have it me
I feel for you, the assessment is a very stressful process. I'm sorry you are suffering from depression and anxiety, I completely get how you feel and it's just awful. I hope that you are getting help. Please take care of yourself my friend. Good luck with your assessment - let me know how you get on. Gem x
yes, i know how bad anxiety is, hope you got support and help
i have borderline personality disorder, depression and anxiety. can i claim this?
The very reason I'm hesitant to apply. I'm also on sertraline and quetiapine
PIP Assessment this fri 20th sep. I am feeling broken. This is prob the 4th assess in as many years. I'm sick of having to keep reliving the past with these stressful assessments. The worst part is getting your benefit amount halved and the withdrawal of pip award completely. My depression affects my appetite and I starve myself rather than cook. I try and destroy myself but my soul wants to survive. DWP are not understanding me, when I say I feel so sad and tired, emotionally and spiritually broken, I physically hurt constantly and have no family to care. #bereavements2depression2pain2addiction2suicidalthoughts2isolation
Sorry to hear about this 😞 hooe8l goes well for you 🙂
How to get documents to support this !
I have my interview tomorrow and havnt slept for more than 2 hours a night for the last week , im dreading it :(
Hi Zed B, good luck with your assessment. Let me know how you get on. Hugs xx
@@TheLittleBluePot Thank you for the hugs i needed them! It was actually way better than i expected. I was in the Barrow in Furness PIP assessment centre and the woman ( Lynne i think?) and the trainee who was with her did their best to put me at ease and i was treated respectfully and given plenty of time to answer questions and explain myself when needed. So thankfully not another horror story. Still need to wait up to 6 weeks for the outcome but....xxx
Got one today
Keep you awake remembering your stories can’t it.....
I applied for pip recently for fibromyalgia 1st claim. I got 6 points needed 8 at least #stressed
I can totally understand why you are feeling stressed, its such a stressful process. I'm sorry they didn't give you enough points, the whole thing is wrong, Fibro is extremely hard to live with. Thanls for sharing your experience. Take care. Gem x
I have a question. I am 16, I do not go to school due to high anxiety and depression therefore I can’t function properly in a crowd of people and sometimes I would break down in a bathroom stall from stress. A tutor comes to my house and teaches me twice a week. I rarely leave my house or even my bedroom. I struggle to wake up due to my sleeping medication or just not sleeping and I spend half my days asleep. Though embarrassing to admit, most the time I don’t even get dressed and stay in my pyjamas all day and there’s been times I can’t take a shower because I can’t stand being so tired and there’s also been times that I have fell asleep in the bath. I don’t leave my house due to anxiety as I said and public transportation makes me uncomfortable and paranoid. When I did go to school there were occasions where I’d been asked to stay off school for a week because they’re scared of how bad my depression had gotten. My question is, do you personally think I should try and claim? 💞
I'm sorry to hear your experience, it sounds like you are going through a really tough time. It sounds like you mental illness is having an severe impact on your life so I would say it's worth applying for. If you are struggling to do daily tasks like the ones you mentioned, then I think you would qualify. It's for people aged 16-64 so you are the right age too. I can't say that you should because it's up to you, but it's definitely worth looking into. Click on the link in the description to find out more about it. Thanks for watching and take care. I hope that things get better for you soon. Gem x
The Little Blue Pot thank you, this video helped a lot also 💞
thank you very much
I have fibromyalgia
do you known any one can helps in the pip form
Hi Hazem. You can get help from your local citizens advice bureau. Go onto there site because they take you through each question and how to answer it. Sorry to hear you also have Fibro too. It can be so bad at times. Apologies for late reply I've not been well. Take care and thanks for commenting. Gem x
hazem Abou Henna hi citizen advice bureau they filed mine out good luck with it
David Wright thanks for this it will really help people. Take care and best of luck with your PIP too. Gem x
hazem Abou Henna I need help to make calls I'm limited in both physically mentally, I unable to do anything I got so much NHS medical loan equipment, I need time extension to get new care act assmnent by soical worker .need to get all this too , yet my Dr aslo not review me, for ages no longer offer any support by cpa, left with out, only on meds no care services cuts big time
My daughter has fibromyalgia and therefore receives full P.I.P.
Hello I live on my own with two chronic illnesses ,and want to apply, however all the questions are do you need help or need help from another person, I cannot get help from another person because I live on my own,I fear I may get no points as there is no one to help.I hope you get where I am coming from .thanks
david armstrong It's the help you need not the help you do get good luck
tell them you don't receive help but you need it, you can still get points.
Why go after the disabled and sick ,it’s a loss loss situation ,I don’t get it
I apply 4 pip on mid oct, When would I hear by, had a break down plus.more crap going on in my life
Me too
I have had 2 pip assecments and both where at my home itried going to there office but did not cope due to back pain and mentall illness not coping with crowds of people.
Thanks for sharing your experience, sorry to hear you suffer from back pain and don't cope well with crowds. I'm pleased they came to your house and I hope your claim was successful. Take care x
@@TheLittleBluePot thankyou and yes i was awarded pip,iv been on pip now for over 5 years..
@@TheLittleBluePot i get the high rate mobility component,i did not know i could claim a freedom pass untill recently
@@TheLittleBluePot i admire your honesty in your videos and you express yourself eloquently..👍
That's great x
Has anyone been awarded pip for disk buldg pushing on leg nerves or borderline personality disorder?
Hi Helen, I have borderline personality disorder and have been awarded PIP. Thanks for the question. Gem
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Hi helen i did have the same back problem and i had a laminectome operation,but i still have a back problem and pain to,i was awarded p.i.p you should apply
@@TheLittleBluePot But you are quite capable of coming on TH-cam and explaining all about pip...
Hi. I have just had my assessment and been put on ESA support group previous clam was work and support so they have put me up a level. I suffer from high blood pressure arthritis of the arms hand and leg joints. stomach ulcer have trouble walking and going out as I suffer from depression and anxiety. Do you think I should make a claim for pip. Thanks
Please I need help whit pip form any one can help me to get completed the form
Do you known any could help me really I don't feeling will
Go to citizens advice bureau
@@jonock1
thank you
I got 0 points, does mandatory assessments work...
Do you mean mandatory reconsideration? If so, I've not been through the process myself but I have a friend that was successful, but it took time and was quite a stressful process. It's still worth a try, good luck and let me know how you get on. Apologies if you meant something else. Thanks for your comment. Take care. Gem
Hi I had a mandatory and it didn't work becouse I didn't know what was said at the face to face when I called and said I'm going to tribunal they sent me everything they put on me.
I was so angry I called and screened at them it was mostly lies and not anything I said at the face to face.
Thers so much mistakes and even unfinished sentences they are using for there defence .
It's disgusting how they treat people who need help.
They said I shouldn't be driving and I'm a liability on the roads
My nurses said thats so wrong why do they have mobility and adapted cars.
I was given a medeater help me with getting ready for tribunal.
If they would of asked me about information that they had on me that didn't help me this wouldn't be happening . They are using information on my record thats 3 years old and using that against me.
It is heart breaking.
What's even more sad is they havent even put my diagnoses on there.
And iv medical evidence.
But I was told it's not what's wrong with you it's how you cope.
Some people can cope some can't and that's what you have to say how you cope . Oh ya and have a course in being a solicitor along with your illness.
My occupational therapist said they are praying on vulnerable people and it's a crime.
Good luck and inbetween trying to cope with day to day life read studdy anything you can on this pathetic point system.
All the best x
How can people claim this . When they go to the gym
I,m too ILL TO WATCH ALL YOUR VID IN A WONER. bUT YOUR ADVICE IS GREAT.
AS FOR THE DRESSING , I,M SURE YOUR GOOD FRIENDS DONE YOUR NAILDS AND GREAT MAKEUP .
aS LIKE ME I COULD NOT DO THAT MYSELF
Sorry you are so poorly my friend, my heart goes out to you. Thanks for watching the video I'm pleased that you found it helpful. I try and put a bit of make up on myself when I make my videos to give me a confidence boost. This is not always easy though, which is understanding when we are ill. Sending you lots of hugs and thanks for your comment. Take care. Gem x
I feel your pain
No one one help .no family I can not talk dental illness trying to get ugent care too. I need. Home visit support .my area community law services refused help me ,
I'm sorry that you are on your own with all of this. It must be very hard for you but you are not alone in this community. Also try and find some online forums or support groups. Check out Mind.org as they have mental health advocates that can help you. I'm sending big hugs to you my friend. Take care. Gem x
They don't give atoss
That's why they named themselves ATOS !
dont be afraid to be totally yourself and vulnerable and tell the truth at your assesement . when i had my assessement they took one look at me and said no problem..we see you are very distressed
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Can you get this if you had cancer
Yes you get it quicker
I have had PIP before am on my 2nd claim have filled it out but i never think i have done it right couldn’t get advice as the waiting list is so long am so scared if they take my PIP & i lose my car i will be housebound,i can’t get in a taxi last time i tried to get on a bus they had to call an ambulance.Am so scared & worry as it’s so lonely as it is as it’s so 🤬 to see adverts about elderly being lonely but they are NOT THE ONLY ONES i can go weeks without seeing someone i even place calls to just chat.Am also worried as i have no one to come with me if i do have to go to a medical i have,Arthritis in hips,lower back,wrists,hands, my shoulders are so bad the right has been diagnosed with arthritis due to being on crutches then last year i was being attacked & beaten by neighbour and he tried to pull me out of the car he yanked me forward my CV out locked and now my right shoulder is excruciating I can’t lift them up above my shoulder level without excruciating pain I also was born with my kneecaps in the wrong place so they can just locate anywhere between 3 to 4 times a day, and I was looking off to be taught by my local paramedics have put them back in I now have constant falls and wear a monitor that due to the paramedics out some of the paramedics at attitudes they seem is a time waster who is just too fat to get up off the floor had a fall a couple of days ago.They They didn’t ask me if I took anywhere they didn’t ask me if I was knocked out all she wanted to do was get me to roll onto the inflatable chair to get up so she could put me in bed,& leave had to due to the pain she said you can have some orahmorph i said its going to get into my system as fast as entonox so she said I could have 30 seconds of entonox & that was it.
I just felt like I was just a pain in the backside a fat person for MANOVA can get up she was too fat not because my need to sleep catered are not smash my hip onto my floor walls which are all special grip so there is nothing underneath them just plain concrete and when you land hard on it it hurts my right hip is so bad I’ve got an infected further which you should look she would’ve seen was bleeding but she didn’t check so now when I fall I’m too scared to use the system I just lie and say it’s okay I’m okay I didn’t have a fall.I also have the kneecap problem official name is chronic patella femoral osteoarthritis it is in curable I am not able to have a knee replacement as my consultant said that will make it either worse or no better and it’s only going to degenerate and get worse over the years and I asked for medical letters to be blunt and honest but just reading what he put was very upsetting I also have cluster headaches which is a revenue logical disease which causes you to have such intense headaches that you smash your head off a brick walls and the anything you can, do is have an injection and go & go on oxygen but the headaches caused you to punch yourself in the face repeatedly smash your head of brick walls smash your head continuously onto the floor anything this is why there also known as the suicide headache so not only do I have to deal with the arthritis the dislocating knees and the cluster headaches the attack left me with anxiety and PTSD so sometimes I can cope and other times I will get into town take one look at all the crowds and just turn the car around and go back because I can’t cope I have no support system my family my dad is just a drama queen.Sadly my mum is no longer here and she was my champion she went all my hospital appointment she made sure I got what I needed the adaptions everything my mum did I know she’s not here and I don’t have to fight by myself because I don’t have anyone in my corner and as you said the interviews can be very very intimidating and the one for PIP had a very nice physiotherapist but it still was like being in a freakshow when I ask you to do things and show you things and I hated it I hated every moment of having to sit there and explain everything I go through each day, but I know I have to do because my car is my lifeline that car allows me to go to my dentist appointment I have to see a specialist dentist due to my phobia it allows me to go to see my family my brother my nieces it helps me to get out of my house without you I will be totally housebound local taxi services if you should take me because I had filled a couple of times trying to get in and they’re worried that I’m going to sue them it’s too much trouble so I can’t use a taxi, so I can’t use a bus which means I will literally bury my house 24 seven and it doesn’t feel like a house it feels more like a prison.There there are no support groups of people my age if I was young that’s great if I’m older is age concern do 30 or 40 different services but I’m too young so my only choice they said to get out and socialise with people is either go to the dementia day centre and spends a couple of hours with people with dementia and learning difficulties or do you go to another dementia type club each day I’m 45 I went to one of them and it was so horrible I thought so sorry finish people just sat there and I also thought why am I here why is there nothing here for me why are there no support groups, to people my age I eat anything from the age of 2030 and early 40s if you’re in that age week there isn’t anything for you and I hate it I was such a sociable person but as my disease becomes worse and more chronic enough to being attacked him back to them beaten by my neighbour thanks auntie and PTSD don’t help are used to go out all the time and teach just go out and see friends or make it into the city centre now everytime I try and go to city centre I just feel like I’m in a movie and is always people moving around me and is nothing I can do I’m being on crutches doesn’t help as people don’t look where they are going & about to also have to universal credit come to oxford so if I lose my PIP I won’t be out to pay for my care because with universal credit they pay for each month and if each month is just enough to pay the bills and just enough to get food do you want your money for cares really want to pay my carer to come in because I haven’t been out to afford one for awhile now because the social services terminated the funding so now I’ve got to try and find someone to help me prepare meals help me to get out of bed sometimes I have a wet room which I hate and the chair, so Daniel tentative and what I’ve been doing funny three years is strip washing and the safest place is to put the lid down on my toilet seat because it has rails either side top of water and just sit there I’m strip wash because the cancels on you wet room chairs are too big for my bathroom and would end up being an inch away from the radiator which would mean they would slowly melts and could burn so I’m left with strip pushing for three years summer time it’s not too bad but now the cold starting to come having strip off and try and get washed and dressed in a short time is horrible I really wish that every think I’ve put on the application form is enough because I keep going over my head thinking did you put this did you put that make sure you did this make sure you did that and I just can’t remember if I put every thinking that I needed to put put in so I’m now scared to the point of I can’t cope with the thought of losing my car being housebound and then it’s universal credit where I could end up with some times no money at all I’ve lost in the past 18 months 18 of my friends just suicide who were all told that pip was cancelled they were forced back to work most of them were bullied to the point where they couldn’t cope and they took you there and ice and the other struggled so badly with the humiliation of trying to get on public transport and walking and being mocked by their so-called colleagues that they took their own life and I can totally understand why because at least with the S a you know how much you’re going to get and you know it’s every two weeks so you can budget with universal credit that isn’t the case and it scares me so badly.Sadly The citizens advice bureau has such a long way to miss you too may need to universal credit and people being scared and the wait is so long and I can’t seem to find anyone that can help me and I wish I had someone to come to the interviews with me because it’s so scary going by yourself and it’s even worse as the anxiety but sadly that isn’t going to be the case because there aren’t any one isn’t anyone can come with me so I’ve got some battle this alone with no family support my friends are all busy with the kids and their lives and that makes me even more isolated so I am waiting from my PIP letter to decision whether it is yes no or a medical and I’m just so totally and actually petrified scared and it’s made my anxiety 100 times worse if I knew on their nose and eat charities that can help people with arthritis people with cluster have 8 to great but there isn’t been anyone that could help me from any point of you how to fill in the form I’m just worried that I haven’t done it well enough even though I included is nine doctors letters the GP letter the counselling letter and a covering letter from myself sweets night I pray that when Brown and rope dropped through my letterbox‘s that isn’t going to be the end of my freedom and my billeted to socialise and get to appointments that I need to like my GP without my car I won’t be out to go and see my GP I will be able to go and see the dentist I wouldn’t be able to to do anything so I’m wishing everyone else that is going through this good luck and I hope that you get the PIP.
I watched a TH-cam video and a woman said she was told by pip that she wasn't disabled because she could get into a taxi wait what why are disabled people given a car to drive then ????!
So sorry you're going through this
I used to get pip but then got assessed in my home and they said that i was no longer eligible. Can i still apply? Ihave a borderline personality disorder.
That sucks, try internet search as im new to this, im schizoaffective, which has a bipolar component so i can relate, my moods change very quickly, really hope they give you pip
DOCTORWHO ISGR8 thanks
Its ironic that they put you through such a stressful situation that you are trying to prove you cannot cope with ?
The pip is going to kill me
It might feel like that now, and i totally understand the feeling, but you can do it. Remember there is support out there for the application and the assessment. The citizens advice bureau would be a good start. Im sending lots of hugs and good luvk with your PIP. Please let me know how you got on. Take care. Gem x
It will be ok Andrew, this lady and myself are sending you love my friend
Got 0 points need support I
I have a phone assessment in a few hours 😬😬
How did it go pal
I have epilepsy, agoraphobia ,anxiety,depression and am recovering alcoholic my gp has said i cannot work indefinitely,can i qualify based on this? x
PIP isn't means tested - you can work and claim this, so not working or working wouldn't affect the ability to claim if that's what you mean
only send photo copies as they sometime shred your evidence
Hi Anthony thanks for the useful advice. Take care. Gem x
pip has been hell for me
You have to learn to beat them at their own game. they are sly buggers
@@jonock1 I wish i had both the strenght and the knowledge to do so
@@whoareyawhoareya8820 It's not always so bad. I've had bad assessors and good ones.
Recently had a very good one. The thing is to get help if you can't handle it yourself, someone who understands how they think and to help you take apart their reports and write letters and go to appeal if necessary. Get support letters from doctors and anyone who knows you if you don't have medical evidence.
@@jonock1 My assessor put things on the report that did not happen,I complained to Capitia and got knowhere they did not want to know,as a result my oney has dropped and i lost a mand reconsideration,Despite me telling the DWP the information was incorrect.
@@whoareyawhoareya8820 I don't think there's much point complaining to Capita. What I do is get the assessors report from DWP Correct everything they put down wrong in a letter and send that along with a backup letter or further evidence if you can get it, from someone else for support. If that fails then you just have to go to appeal if you can handle that. Often DWP will change their minds before appeal if they think they won't win and most of the time they don't. I've won an appeal before when I got no points at Assessment or reconsideration. That was with ESA and I went into support group as result. If you can' visibly show how bad you are at the assessement or at appeal though, strong medical evidence or at least supporting letters or witneses at appeal are essential. With me I have CFS and Anxiety and these are usually very visible at assessments.
I get £87 a week pip
Has this affected your other benefits?
17:14 - 😳😂
14.09 hahahahaha REALLY? SAID WITH STRAIGHT FACE.
Its designed to be abused!
PIP are cruel to the core, animals are treated better than humans, what type of people work for them, if l knew if one of my relatives work for them I would disown them
They lie a lot too
ive heard that