PIP Government Changes 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- There is so much in the media about the proposed changes, I am getting so many people panicking about this so I thought I would do an urgent video. I hope this helps xx
⏱ Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:28 3.5 million people on PIP
04:08 Work assessments
06:10 Sick notes and Universal Credit
08:12 Abuse of the system
09:03 Using aids and the PIP assessment
15:16 Making the system fairer and HARDER to exploit
20:07 What we need to do
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I dont understand how fake claims can be awarded pip when its so hard for a genuine claim to get thru.
💯 correct !
There aren’t fake claims - it’s just more propaganda to demonise disabled people.
This is my opinion, but I've heard it from countless others too. They don't assess people properly during the medicals they're just incentivized to fail us all. So in practice PIP is awarded by how well you can navigate & cope with the system, not how disabled you are. Disabled people are less able to navigate it.
But then new figures have shown there is zero percent fraud rate for PIP (i'm not sure about posting links on here, so I'd encourage you to google it), so I don't know why they're saying there is. It seems they aren't actually trying to deal with an issue they haven't got, they're just trying to force disabled people off benefits because there's too many of us after the pandemic & making up and issue to do so.
it has been stated that there is no problem with fraud and PIP...
@@shutterupphotography295 I read that somewhere too and I cannot for the life of me remember where I saw it.
Employers will not adapt their premises for thousands of people. It just won't happen. They just won't employ people. Make excuses, but not tell them the real reason because of discrimination. Noone chooses to be ill or disabled.
not just employers either; service providers are no better- and they often still get away with being no better even if we try to police it ourselves through the courts. I just lost a reasonable adjustments claim and some of the stuff the sheriff said is very hard to gel with the equality act.
Sorry, but I'd rather have a system that's easier to access with some fraudsters and ensuring less vulnerable people fall through the cracks than tightening it all up and meaning all the fraudsters are gone but more people who need it are then unable to access pip.
Absolutely. 100%. This is just the government pushing the buck onto the people they should be helping instead of looking at themselves.
There are genuine people who will suffer from this reform .
This is a tory wish list policy I don't think they are going to win the next election. labour's stance?. I'm not too sure what they are going to do until their manifesto comes out let's not jump the gun.try not too worry.
Always the worst off that suffer, not the ministers on 6 figures, getting their expenses paid by the tax payer
One very serious point to add is that if they cut pip to people who are severely mentally ill due to psychosis or schizophrenia then this could lead to very dangerous situations where people's lives are at risk!!
Oh, the Tories and the DWP don't care about that. They are evil. Anything to get us off benefits and it's a job well done for them. They are ruthless and uncaring.
This Government and labour have backed Isreal to kill the innocent babies children elderly you name it. So they definitely not going to give a hoot about the ill disabled and vulnerable here.
They don't care though, I've been in the same cycle for 20 years now. I do wonder though if people with just anxiety/depression and with no recognised disability should be getting the same, or sometimes even more money than those who are significiantly more ill. That's what I think is wrong.
@@iGoldenBen I definitely agree.
Well said, my thoughts also.
And in my experience of over a dozen jobs, not one of those employers wanted to help me through my difficulties. They all wanted me out the door, I even lied to most of them about my disabilities to try and hold down a job, but I never could hold down a job for long.
If they think that employers will suddenly begin to offer in work support they are utterly deluded, and these same people scapegoating the disabled are claiming hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax payers money annualy in some cases. It just shows that it's always the poorest and most vulnerable that get hit with the rubble.
You are so right I broke both my legs when I was a kid have osteoarthritis as a result I have worked for the same company for over 20 yrs and always tried my best to hide it never ever phoned in sick because of it but last 5 yrs it has got worse my employer has never done anything to help and now they know how bad it is want me out they know they can't sack me so are making my job so difficult trying to force me to quit instead the disability in the workplace act is a joke!
@@richiemac6101 Not surprised in the slightest that they haven't helped you, and you've clearly done more than enough yourself
@iGoldenBen Yes unfortunately most companies are the same how can someone with a disability do the work of 2 or 3 people on 1 wage hopefully I can find another job soon I've know most of my life my legs will fall apart at some point never asked for help just tried to get on with it just be nice to get some of this help that is supposed to be out there but looks like it is just more talk and very little action! Have a good day thankyou for your support👍
@@richiemac6101 It's also the fact that the only easily accessible work is low paid/minimum wage too, meaning you are likely to be working with the public (Most likely face to face), which I can't do due to my autism etc, so what jobs do we actually fill?
Ones that we may be able to keep for a few weeks, or a few months, until we can no longer face going to work anymore and we're back to square one, with no income at all.
I also had to deal with abuse from customers, and had racial comments etc, because I'm a dark tone white guy. That kind of crap doesn't do your mental health any favours either, and certainly doesn't motivate you to want to work and for minimum wage?
Organisations have said that disabled people getting back into work will only make up a tiny fraction of the overall economy in years to come, yet the sole focus is on the ill and disabled getting back into work, forget whether we can do it or not, I guess as long as they say you can? or you're suddenly better?
@iGoldenBen that is true only reason I have stayed is because of the money now is not the time to be taking a pay cut!! It sounds like you have had a life of discrimination like me people will never understand how difficult it is and how we just want to be treated like a normal person only reason I kept this job so long was because I used to be able to hide the pain I was in but nearly 50 now and struggle to walk so not as easly to pretend anymore... I do hope you can find something suitable you can be happy doing I see now since I have been looking for another job that no one wants you we just have to keep hoping someone out there will give us the chance we deserve I put fully fit people to shame but no one notices that I am sure you do too we just have to keep trying and proving people wrong keep strong my friend you will get there👍
I recently had my phone call and I can say now from experience they absolutely do try to trick you by asking trick questions etc even though they claim they don't and the one thing you must do like this lady says in her other videos is record it (do not allow them to just record it because those recordings have atendancy to get corrupted or go missing when you ask for copies) and my assessor couldn't hide the fact that they were peeved that I was recording it when I told them which made me think they had already planned on screwing me over like they did the last time I applied and they also do blatantly lie when writing down your answers so be ready and do not trust them at all.
Many of them work for Capita who are the same scumbags who do the TV licensing which should tell you all you need to know about what type of people they are, people who are happy to make money from peoples misery and will do whatever they possibly can to get their bonuses no matter who's life it might turn upside down.
Yes, they don't want to award you PIP. It really is that simple. Everything about it is to try and deter you from applying: the trick questions, the long waiting times etc., you name it. They even make it hard to claim the regular UC, never mind PIP. All the while the government are constantly claiming for all sorts of "goodies" on their expenses. It's such an unfair world. 🤬
I was with you up until you started to compare TV Licensing with PIP???
@@mica412 Did you not even read what I said, the PIP assessors work for the same company as TV licensing called Capita which is a very well known company due to their terrible behaviour. They are not going to change their ways just because they are working on behalf of someone other than TV licensing.
Good, if your tricked it means your not telling the truth.
@@craphat1873 Yeah you're right and I didn't get caught out because all I had to do was tell the truth but I did pick up on the trick questions they tried.
Hi - first of all, regarding your claim about there being "too many people faking conditions to claim PIP", where is your citation for this please? Every statistic I have seen has indicated that the fraud rate of PIP is actually very small at 0.2% of all PIP claimants. Statistically, more money is lost due to incorrect payments than is lost due to fraud, so I find this line from you very curious. What figures do you have to back up your claim, please?
Secondly, your rhetoric around "OUR community" as being somehow separate to the "fakers" is disingenuous. You are trying to show your own community as beyond reproach while others as being an 'enemy' to focus on. It's very "it's not us, it's THEM" which is a tired tactic these days. If you have any evidence to back up anything you are saying, please do so, because people claiming that others are faking their conditions cause actual harm - which is something I am surprised you do not know about.
Thirdly, the fact that you like the "sick note" change with the GP's is absurd. You want the same people who do these "degrading" PIP assessments to >> checks notes
Yeah just went to find this and the under claiming rate is far far high than the fraud rate.
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2022-to-2023-estimates/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-ending-fye-2023
100% Agree with you , very angry , dissapointed , and upset. Many people will die or take their lives if these changes go through. Too upset and ill to comment fully at the moment , but disability charities and medical professionals strongly disagree with the things she says in this video. I guess she see's these Tory changes as good for HER business and YT channel.
At last one comment offering some sense and lucidity.
This is still only a consultation as yet (largely unrealistic in its entirety) and all of it is a politically motivated move by a cornered PM trying to save his position.
The appeals themselves cost more than the loss due to fraud. The logistics to apply the proposed changed have not been thought of as usual with a hasty spectacular political decision and are likely not feasible due to the cost they would incur.
Absolutely disgusting what Charlie is charging people £500 to help with pip renewal i have a email with all the info on DISGUSTING 🤮
I couldn’t agree more. Does she think that people with chronic illnesses are the only true claimants? If a lot of people are getting PIP it’s because this government has bulldozed the NHS to the ground amongst other things.
Hi, I've just been reassessed and got my award for 3 more years. When I first applied I had to go to tribunal. The magistrate was disgusted with the DWP.
I was assessed in February and got 3 more years. I'm so glad I had mine before all this new stuff came out. Yikes!
@@CatherineBlinstondoes that mean when they bring it in that you'll be OK for 3 years or could they stop it
@@johnmorgan8868Not sure.
Yes, they could withdraw any current award
Yeah they can withdraw any award based on a change of circumstances.
What gets me is if the doctor and the hospital say you have these conditions, how can they say you are lying??
Try as they may they Cannot override the Doctors and Consultants diagnosis
They just try to wear you down.
Because under the current system it has nothing to do with your diagnosis but rather how your diagnosis affects you. That in my view is a major part of the problem.
I dunno they just do and then you have to appeal etc or let it go. Im noticing it everywhere now facts dont matter- its 1984
This bastard sunak is playing a dangerous game with those who are genuine. So many people will commit su.c.de (put an i in the empty gaps) as they did with other changes in the past. I have come close to it because of my mental health and the added stress of the strain and personal questions that are asked. It is not just about my mental health, though. I suffer with my heart, asthma, extensive osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia. I have a stoma and need to have my large bowel taken out and an illeostomy made and put in place. I also have stage 3 kidney injury. The list goes on. I am going through the process again with the forms and feel suicidal because I can't take the stress and know I can not survive without the help I need.
@@mica412but in reality who has a diagnosis of something which does not affect their day to day life? Very few, I’d imagine.
on my assessment letter it states that the grab rail in the shower and my walking stick are not considered 'aids' because a doctor didnt 'PRESCRIBE' them. i was given 1 walking stick by a physio and told to buy another 1 as i should be using 2, this was ignored. i had the grab rail put in the shower when i had the bath taken out as i couldnt get into or out of the bath. i have 3 bulging discs in my lower back fibromyalgia and since having the covid vaccine i now have severe chronic fatigue, if i fall i cannot get up, i live alone, they called me a liar. i have a full spine mri report and according to the latest form that came they only want medical evidence that has changed in the 3 months leading up to the form being sent to me, i dont think they have even taken that mri report into account.
have you also seen the other youtuber who said he was contacted by a whistleblower, he said that they have been told that they have to fail at least 65% or all claims for pip regardless of if the people are entitled to it
Bastards aren’t they
It is all about what THEY consider 'useless eaters' they want a massive cull. Stay strong and keep fighting,no matter how hard it is
The idea of quotas has always plagued the assessment process by the "outsourced"companies. To my understanding each assessor has a quota to fail a number out of each daily of their daily assessments total. They can be "processed & retrained" if they fail to keep this quota.
A lot of illegal immigrants are fast tracked for pip.
I was turned down for PIP because my mobility scooter wasn't provided by the NHS (they don't provide mobility scooters). I had been provided with a manual wheelchair by the NHS but I can't wheel myself and it's obviously very limiting needing others to wheel me.
So Charlie, you agree that GPs shouldn't do sick notes & you agree that PIP Should be harder to get. ARE YOU JOKING!!!!! DID THE MEDIA BUY YOU OUT? GENUINE QUESTION ⁉️ WHAT A SELL OUT!!! 😡🤬
💯 agree with you. Can't believe what I'm hearing !
@@lisarose8363 unbelievable
Just because someone considers themself an expert, that doesn’t mean we should believe them. I like how she is basically saying that ‘invisible’ disabilities are made up.
she is full of...sheet.....it has been proven that there is no fraud in pip and it will not be stopped... it will be reformed.
My mum is bed ridden and an oap, she lives in a private bungalow that she has to put £400 pounds to every month to be able to stay there. She has carers 4x a day and a cleaner and pays for the garden to be done. If they stop pip, she will have to move out of her accommodation, live in a nursing home and lose her cat and only companion. This will kill her. It's all right these "millionaires" thinking they can fix the system, when in fact it's those same "millionaires" that are giving away tens of millions of pounds everyday to house the illegals... And that's why they are attacking the defenless, it's because they need to scrape some money back from somewhere! It makes my piss boil!
I am in the same boat as your mum and no doubt countless other people but your throwaway comment about "Illegals" is exactly what this government wants for you to point and blame other people for their failings while they do want they want and lie to our faces. No excuse ever to bring a racist slant how ever slight to the argument.
Sorry, but it's nothing to do with 'illegals' It is the fault of 14 years of tory cuts, incompetence and downright cruelty. By placing the blame on the asylum seekers you are no better than they are.
@@karenhopwood891 TBF, it's a bit of both.
Please stop calling refugees 'illegals' there are no legal pathways into this country. They are another vulnerable group that this very nasty government is picking on...
You was soon close.
It's not the illegals you need to be mad at. It's these 'wars' and the fuel companies that deserve your anger
You mention people in wheelchairs shouldnt get pip. Why not? I met a gentleman yesterday paralysed from the waist down he was out for some coffee in one of the local cafes. He drives a converted van with an hydrolic lift this would surely cost a lot of money to buy and keep not to mention electricity for charging his chair this man is not a scrounger he has worked in a very important job for years.
Om goodness! You sounded like someone from Atos! This video shocked me as a mum with a young son with Autism and Dyspraxia along with other issues who I've had to look after being Disabled myself. Some of us have to sit in a chair in pain to prepare a meal or we don't eat. I struggle every moment, even though to others outside I look normal. I've had vile people reporting me because I look normal but mainly through jealousy. Of course, we are honest, but the whole experience in claiming is horrific.
It most certainly is. 🤬😭
Exactly, I thought that I was listening to a government health sec, giving one of their " we just want to help those who really need help, we really care ! " speeches, just before they make massive cuts , leaving people desperate.
agreed. I am shocked. The government's own figures for fraud is 0.7% and it is believed that it is more error than fraud . The Government is not planning this to make PIP better. They are planning it to cut. 14 years experience of what they have done so far provides evidence for that. We should not be playing into the game by agreeing there is far more fraud than there is.
@@RR-qu2ozso how many people are noticing Charlie’s changed approach to benefits. Yes indeed she is sounding more like the DWP now. I’m sure she will have some type of excuse for this but, try listening to her earlier videos. Big changes now.
I only got to three minutes in...
If she is scared she should stop rather than start to sound like this... there are NOT a lot of people defrauding the system even the governments own figures dont support that claim- and I dont think they actually tend to say that (they seem to stick with vaguer statements). The fraud rate is 0.2%
I have had three cancers including late stage ovarian. The treatment has left me permanently disabled. I allowed the government access to my medical records so that the knew from the beginning what my disabilities are. The interview is very hard because they make you try to walk with your eyes shut. I was terrified that I would fall even though my husband was there and said he would not let me fall. I found it very difficult but my disabilities are permanent until my cancer comes back and I don't make it. I didn't choose to become ill. I'm not overweight and I've never smoked or had a drink for 30 years. I'm moving house next year because the stairs are getting too much for me. I've fought very hard to beat cancer but there are times when I wish that I hadn't. Some days are worse than others.
I am very sorry and I don’t mean this disrespectfully but you waffle and change direction and confuse! You sound like Rishi is behind the camera with a gun pointed at your head at times!
Exactly, very well put, rishi behind you with a gun , brilliant ,😂 So glad other folk can see just how suspicious this video sounds .❤
Indeed absolutely ridiculous.
Lost all trust in her. When we have few Advocates out there anyway the last thing we need is turncoats like this. I really hope she realises how many people she has hurt.
@@justice100forwin2 Very well put, my thoughts entirely.
100 agree what a let down!@@justice100forwin2
Your so right . I HATE BEING on pip . I hate having to use a stick and a mobility scooter . I hate not being able to work and mix with people . I hate having to have help walking . Going to endless medical appointments and applying for pip is the most stressful degrading embarrassing thing anyone who is genuinely ill has to do . I've been waiting for 5 months now for my renewel answer I wake up worrying .
Sending support and best wishes, I hear you, 💐
I understand. Lots of us do. If we didn't need it, that would be the best news ever! But we do.
All the best x
But imagine that financial help being taken away, because people like Charlie Anderson believe too many are faking it. How would you feel.....
It took them a year to renew my PIP. I got two messages at 5mths and 8mths, stating they had my renewal form and evidence and they would be in touch in due course. Eventually I had a letter with a phone appointment interview to go through the medical assessment. I had to try and remember all the things that I had answered from a year ago. It was not easy, I have multiple immune system issues and mobility problems under two Consultants. Unyet even with all the evidence and genuine health problems, I still felt like a fraud and hate claiming PIP, it's so degrading. My heart goes out to you, as long as they have confirmed they have your form, all you can do is wait. Keep a copy of what you told them because the medical assessment is like a test to see if you can remember what you put on the form. Stay strong and best of luck to you.
Same! Easiest thing in the world is havn a job to go too but disabilities prevent us from doing that it's like from wot I've heard n seen they ASSume ppl with disabilities are CHOOSING NOT to even TRY wen we know full well we cannot and an employer will NOT be willing to take on someone that cud impact the work force n job n not be able to get the job done! It's a catch 22 and I USE to be able bodied to the level I once had TWO jobs!!!! That was 25 years ago! I am dreading my pip assessment nxt week and bcoz I don't LOOK unwell I'm worryn even my GP dosnt really beleive my symptoms! I got a neurobiological hospital appointment in August and my GP wont address any other health issues i have atm until I go to this appointment! It's gonna be a trek but thankfully I got a "helpful relative" who is going to take me there n bck! If it wasn't for her I simply wuddnt be able to attend 😐
Hi Charlie I have been diagnosed with tourettes syndrome, depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, daily migraines which can turn to hemaplagic migraines which knock out my left side like a stroke anytime. I've just been declined PIP and declined PIP reconsideration and taking it to tribunal so someone can actually see my disability. I've had enough of the PIP system and I want to work but doctor deems me unfit and has placed me on leave for 3 months even though I've just had 3 months of already. I'm scared I won't get the help I need and support.
Dont give up. Tell them every day is lije your worst. ❤️
@@andywrollo2915I have and still scored all zeros and that was being totally honest and everyday is bad I'm in constant pain from tics and headaches 😩
We paid into an insurance policie called national insurance but we are made to feel guilty for claiming were blamed for the goverments money waisting and mismanagement propergander makes every one think were living a dream life but i live in a van or debt and id swap every penny for a walk up a beach and every one is just a trip or fall away from having to be scroungers too😢
even if someone is able to sit in a chair and prepare a meal if they need someone to get all the ingredients for them then they are unable to prepare a meal so should get the points.
But how does that make sense when they need someone else to get the ingredients in the first place? That means that by definition they are not able to do it by themselves.
@@Stathio yes if they are unable to prepare a cooked meal from scratch then they are unable to prepare a cooked meal so will get the points.
Why would they be checking your Bank accounts when PIP is not about how much money you have. What exactly will they be looking for?
Charlie, I don't think you realise how triggering it can be for somebody who suffers with the kind of debilitating anxiety that I and many like me suffer. I know you try your best to help people, but talking about people never wanting to go back to work as if they're faking it makes me feel like I'm about to pass out.
It's not about whether I want to go back to work or not. It's about this thing of people not believing me and going into a downward spiral of self-doubt and self-incrimination. I struggle daily with self-loathing because I feel totally inadequate. I am embarrassed to leave my house in case people see me and think I'm a scrounger.
If I could have a normal life I would give a kidney for it. However, the thought of going back to work seems such an unachievable goal that it makes me have panic attacks.
I'm sorry if this message impacts you negatively. That is not my intention. I simply want you to understand that mere thoughts of normal life are terrifying to me. I truly respect and value everything you do, but some parts of your videos have a triggering effect on me.
That’s how I feel but you explained it so much better than I could have. The anxiety is so real, I don’t leave my home at all unless I am with a daughter or sister of mine which is about four times a year. I would rather be at home with my problems than outside in the public with them. Take care and thinking of you xx
I agree with you I suffer with severe anxiety panic attacks agoraphobia claustrophobia CPTSD have done for 30 years the hardest part is trying to explain to someone what you have your mind goes blank half way through conversation and people can’t see mental health
The guy who assessed me basically said that younger (my pronouns are type)people are putting really stupid claims down as having a REAL mental health issue. You ladies have legitimate long standing REAL Mental health issues so please I pray you do not worry too much anymore! Just step back and look at all these kids who spit their dummy out as scream "oh woe is me and i have a mental illness" It is THEM that pip are targeting NOT YOU 🙏🤞👍
Charlie when I had my telephone pip assessment it was just so degrading and so humiliating and when the decision came back that was just humiliating because I really felt as if I wasn't believed at all
they put on mine, 'on the basis of probability' i was basically lying. i was not and never have
They stopped mine six weeks ago, the DWP are a shambles. I’ve got Asperger’s Syndrome and Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.. and they gave me 2 points, last time in 2020 just for having Asperger’s they gave me 27 points… they really don’t know what a hidden disability is, and they don’t even look at my evidence or Hospital Records… shameful organisation needs to be investigated… I’m putting in for Mandatory Reconsideration and I will take it to Tribunal if I have to…
Yup, me too, just horrible x
Seems as though quite a few comments that are not prasing Charlie , have just dissapeared ! 🤔 they couldn't have been deleated , surely not. 🤫🤔
They need to give people a choice other than stressing and starving and removing our required life tools (money). Some of us are ready to go.
Careful what you wish for ... What starts as a choice is only a small step away from being 'enforced'.
If you really want to 'go' tell your Dr, & ask for MAID.
If of course you don't fancy one last holiday in Switzerland.
@@carolineowen7846 🙏🏻
I hear and feel you Charlie,i just sent my forms back,nearly 4 weeks ago now,symptoms have gotten worse,took me 3 weeks to fill out the forms,staretd off anxiety again,wheer i was feelin quite grounded,these forms and assessments trigger anxiety and adhd goes into over drive,panic attacks/ectopic heart beats....Then havin to explain yourslelf all over again,is just humiliating ! Anyway,thank you for all you do for all of us x
I just had my phone call and despite what they claim they absolutely will try to trip you up and ask trick questions so just be ready for that when you have your call and part of my claim was due to anxiety and they did try to trick me into letting my guards down and stuff and the one thing you absolutely must do is record the call and tell them before they even start that it is being recorded and I am certain had I not done that that my assessor was planning to screw me over like they did when I tried to claim years ago. Good luck.
@@a-bootiful-mind6648 thank you,yeah they took away my mobility and now its gotten worse,was in middle of moving areas when they called me n got me on a trick question,as you rightly mention......im gunnin for em this time,no surrender !! x
@@a-bootiful-mind6648can i ask what app you used to record please?
My sons been waiting over a year.
@@saskia6750 That's the right attitude, do not let them win and deny you something you are rightly entitled to. This is something they don't seem to care about is that when you have depression and\or anxiety all of this makes it ten times worse. I am currently really on edge waiting for their decision and stressing about the phone call and going over and over it in my head trying to think of what they might have tricked me on, it's horrible.
What makes me really upset is when I go to the local food bank and I see these scammers there who I know get full PIP along with other benefits and it all goes on drugs and then they are scratting about looking for tab ends on the street and using the food bank. It amazes me how some people manage to scam the system like they do when folks like us who do have legit ailments have to fight for every penny.
You are telling me because I have had mandatory reconsiderations and now it's going to a tribunal and it's so degrading and now I have to find a representative for myself and my health is not getting any better
Go to the Law Centre they will represent you & its free.
Funny that £54 million can be conned from the benefits system, successfully putting in thousands of fake claims and by people from Bulgaria, but 1 genuine claim is denied.
The government are now clamping down because of this thinking we're all fraudulent
@@user-up3hf9yk3v Good advice. They represented me.
I have found by talking to a number of Elderly pensioners who receive the PIP help
That they are extremely worried that they may be targeted by the government
When as their bodies break down and their health conditions are of course only going to get worse at their ages
They shall need More help not less !
Pensioners don't get pip.
They do if they were already claiming it before reaching pension age.
@@bikeman123
Yes they do.
@@lunaxx4119
That's Right as I know a number of them that have it.
It won't effect pension age people who won't be forced back to work, or have to spend 8 hrs looking for work or if you don't prove it, benefits are stopped. It's for older working age people on the sick and disabled
I’m tired of all this,
I feel guilty on my good days which are becoming less frequently as time goes on.
To find myself wishing I hadn’t survived my heart attack and subsequent bypass compounds more guilt for my kids and wife’s future.
Desperation and frustration at not being able to not only live life normally myself, but the impact my illness is having on my wife and two young daughters.
As a father I should be looking after them not the other way round.
This will kill people I have lost two friends who suicide who have lost their disability benefits they both where very bad both with out legs amputated and one had stroke not use hands or speak and was told pip and uc that hi is now fit for work
It scares me that I will loos my pip I litteraly can not shower on my own I am not intitled to help so have to pay for help to shower clean wash clothes and shop with out my pip I would never have a shower or be able to get food or clean clothes
I have a big list of disabilitys spinal injuries and osteoarthritis meaning I am in a wheelchair and can not walk standing it total agony to the point of passing out
I feel that those with more mental health based issues will be the worst off
Yes it will if it’s allowed to be passed. Go to one of the disability help sites most of them are running partitions to stop this dreadful bill being passed.
@@sharonramsey715 this is happening now. Not in the future they taking benifits away now even if it need to be passed they doing it now re assessments any time
@@iGoldenBenbecause its a higher payment for the living component which is mainly for how mental health affects you, i would of thought physical would be higher paid
This lady set off helping people and is under the watchful eye of the DWP. She is worried that her own benefits are stopped. That’s why she’s back peddling.
I agree.
Someone's had a "word" in her ear 🤫
Oh yes I recently saw an article about her charging for her services to hep others get PIP. I suspect it was in the Daily Telegraph. Hypocrite much?
She is deleting comments. Can you not feel her vibe. I promise you, this is a bad person..Her arthritis doesn't have a severe problem with fatigue. Can you imagine her at the tribunals and the staff are thinking, here we go again. All they have to do is look at the claims. They will all be very similar..Worded very similar. She isn't the brightest lamp in the street, but she is very devious. I know that DWP is definitely going through each claim right now. How can she continue 😂. She won't. She will now go covert. Please 🙏. This is a bad person 😔 I am right on this one
@@RobbieMeadows-oz4cx Damn straight.
When i was paralysee seven years ago a nurse in the hospital filled in my pip forms and still dwp came to my home to assesscme and sent their nurse to hospital lol. I was there for eight months...my care pip and disability premium is paid towards council carers but just to say its never been easy x
What upsets me is that their saying, that we see pip as compensation for our illness. Pip should only be given whereby the claimant has evidence and diagnosed health issues.
I would have thought by talking to people who do receive the PIP help
That All of that kind of Evidence from doctors...consultants..hospital apts would Already have been submitted on applying for it.
Otherwise I doubt that they would have been awarded the help.
Expect even if you do have official diagnosis, it can still very much be ignored or not taken into consideration.
I went to court they signed me off sick and now I have to do one of them assessment form which is fine the thing is they is No change and since 2020 no dr has
Seen us and jst do phone call and to top it if they don’t even have a treatment for wat is wrong with me so they keep giving me pain killers
The present system is very strict & you say its being abused,Really please explain how you can abuse this system?All of my clients have to go through absolute hell to prove there claims,All the checks by DWP are stringent & you would have to be one heck of a fraudster. to beat it.
And/or be extremely lucky.
Also, they require medical evidence, you can't get Pip, without it, so if their are fraudsters abusing it, how the hell are they getting around it. It spoils it for the genuine who have medical evidence.
Absolutely agree.
I don’t get how people can defraud this system either! It’s tough enough even with evidence which is often dismissed.
It can be abused. Some people are extremely conniving. I have a cousin that has lived a life on benefit. Having babies by several different fathers. It used to p**s me and my partner and I off. I got her a job after many years of this, where I worked and it was really good money, not stressful at all. A good firm to work for. She started complaining that she was tired all the time because of having to get up early. Her face was like thunder all the time. She only lasted about 5/6/months. Right back on benefits. There was nothing wrong with her. Nothing! She knew exactly what to say to get them.
I have secondary progressive m.s and I'm terrified. Last time they made me so ill, even the pip person questioned if I should've been in hospital. It's the only finance help I get. I haven't seen a doctor in years, last time only by phone for infection I had 2years ago. So tired of it all. Charlie, Thank You. For being help to us all.
You will be fine 😊. You will probably get more help
I had my 1st dose of Chemotherapy earlier this week
lovely girl by the side of me with IBD was in tears, She's worked for the council for 5 years
she's gone on Anti TNF her boss called her in she thought he was going to tell her GL for the treatment he actually warned her the amount of time off if this doesnt work she's basically gone. Mel Stride can force companies to build 400 toilets, You shit yourself what then?
Companies want you at 100% even working from home taking phone calls
"Please hold just soiled myself will be about 20 mins enjoy the annoying music"
I know for a fact because they openly boast, middle class people who retire early with massive pension go on PIP for "pocket money" If the Government clamped down on these people it would save a fortune. They openly boast and laugh about it, but because they are of a certain age they know they wont be touched. Truly this is not me assuming they openly tell you, like the winter fuel payments going on a box of Wine.
I've got about 3 years of life left, If the tories wanted to make me feel like a parasite job done
Well said.
Feel your pain.
Too young to get anything out of private pension...too old to be taken seriously to retrain ... decades left before I get state pension (if I'm still alive then). Too ill to work full time (38hrs) & long shifts. Over qualified & over experienced to do the majority of part time jobs - so my CV gets disregarded.
Rock & hard place, Bonkers. Sadly the system doesn't care or give a hoot, they just don't want to shell out the money.
I am perceived as being middle class and that has actually made me a target for not getting support. Same with middle class people that I know...can't get help....these are people I know who are in dire straits.
When i had my interview i was drained after 2 hours. I thought it was just me but it seems all of us. The assessor interviewing me said we had to stop because it was over 2 hours. I said you are the one asking me questions making it 2 hours long. I was really tired but she needed to be told. At that point i didnt care if i got it or not because i was mentally drained from the whole experience. Im nervous about new the proposals.
Everyone is nervous about the crazy proposals. You are not on your own.
I'm not sure there are high numbers of people abusing the system.
Very high number
The statistic for fraud is that 0.2% of all PIP claimants are committing fraud and that they lose more money in incorrect payment errors than they do to said fraud - and yet here is everyone coming to tell us about all these terrible "fakers" despite the DWP themselves admitting that fraud is barely even a problem in reality.
All of the actual official statistics I've seen have been EXTREMELY low, so it seems bizarre for that to be the point of blame when it is verifiably not true. The government is simply trying to turn us against one another instead of helping us, just to save money due to their own mismanagement. Don't believe their propaganda.
So why are you now changing yiur tune, your contradictimg other videos youve made. Is this damage limitation at its best. Yiu were banging on about aids aids aids now youve changed your tune, why?
Exactly, I think she' just thrown away any hard earned credibility she may have had, very sad, perhaps she's been " spoken to" ? 🤔🧐🤷
Because she is a money spinner. Also it is aimed to frighten people who need serious help.
This woman is dangerous to people in need of health benefits, remember that.
She’s adapting because of the changes that might be coming into place.
@@Buddingrose I’m not hearing her fight against them like most disability organisations are.
I have applied last year and I got 4 points and I call for mandatory reconsideration and the man who was talking to me he just ask me simple questions about my condition and he said I will receive the decision in eight weeks they did not send me form for mandatory reconsideration did they will award me standard
Been honest and reported a change in my mobility having been issued crutches whenever moving around. Was expecting an increase in PIP moving from standard to enhanced. Waited four months for the decision letter and when it arrived .. they have adjusted ALL the scores in each section so that i no longer qualify and stopped all my PIP award completely. Now waiting for mandatory consideration, but in the meantime .. not enough money to pay bills or buy food. Next week i start the DWP Diet.
That's flipping terrible. Wish you 🤞 luck.
Every time you issue a change of circumstances you risk losing what awards you have. If you're able to move around with crutches then you're doing well...many of us bedridden have got nothing in the past.
So sorry to hear that....These anonymous decision makers can be so cruel , and with poor nutrition your health can suffer more. Doctors and health workers who know you and your condition should be making the decisions. Years ago you were asesed by a doctor.
She said people making fake claims... Start with herself!
i ending up in court over a decision by a person who was not qulified to do so, by a physiotherapist making a decosion/judgment about my spinal conditition damage. i broke my spine in two places in the army. DWP even tried to lie in court by using the wrong info the judge was not happy they only give me 3 days notice before court on the friday for the following monday to prepare lucky for me i know some one who knew how to help me.
I have just had my review, I had a car Crash which left me with a brain injury, Strokes memory loss etc, Fibromyalgia, Heart issues, Underactive Thyroid, Hypermobility sydrome, just had a ligament transplant in my knee...4yrs ago a drunk driver ploughed into 15 of us and i found one of the bodies, I was then diagnosed with CPTSD 😔
To be fair, the guy assessing me over the phone was brilliant and said to me "You wouldn't believe what people are putting down as a mental health condition now" However he was fully empathic to my claim and even had patience as i broke down describing that night!
I was awarded a further 6years which is fabulous, but i am like everyone here am genuine! I would give my right arm to get back to nursing again, however my memory loss and brain injury make that impossible. Sending much love and best of luck to everyone still awaiting a decision xxxx
I get so angry watching this 😒. Please 🙏. Stop people like this from abusing the system
I just wanted to say I know a lot of people have awful experiences with the PIP phone calls I had a call a few weeks ago the man I spoke to was very nice and listened to me I cant thank him enough because I was very stressed and going through a bad time when he rang. He was understanding and so kind. They are not all the same as I discovered ,I did not get my claim stopped by the way.
Sitting in a Chair to Prepare Food is one thing , Moving that Food from one place to another (imagine if the Food is Piping Hot) is another ball game all together............P.S. I Don't Agree with Accessing your Bank Account , that is very dangerous territory to venture into , it's not being afraid of how you spend your money , it's called Privacy
My problem is sometimes getting around to actually making any food. I once went seven days without any food due to being so depressed. I was left feeling weak, feeling sick and, of course, I lost quite a lot of weight.
No employers wanted to help me whilst I was working as I was off all the time unwell I suffer with fluctuating illnesses chronic pain fatigue etc who will want me working for them employees want you to be in work... If they take my pip an give me vouchers etc I can't afford my car to get me around or to live as sickness benefit won't cover the cost of living....
I was diagnosed with CPRS in my ankle/foot and had my phone assessment today. I have my own salon and have managed to work only seated but to walk is excruciating. I can no longer drive or offer Massage treatments or live my life how I once did. I am grieving my past life. My husband has spoke to others and have said I won’t get it. Im grateful I have my own business as due to days off in bed in agony or hospital appointments I would have lost my job. If it wasn’t for my husband and and sons I would be in a heap. Thank you for your videos they are helpful.
Most people don't receive it on their first attempt. However, most people receive it on their first or second appeal. The key is not to give up despite feeling that you want to.
i got my results back a couple weeks ago, my issues are mental health and i got 0 across the board. They even lied about what i said. I know i should probably appeal but i just dont see any point :(
You should appeal . Don’t give up yet
Appeal, Yeah its a ballache. There good at the lying part, I've called them out on it, The phrase "This assessment is not an accurate reflection on what I said ", a Polite way of saying You lying Bas***s
Thats what they want,no one gets it first time,hoping claimants walk away.
I just dont understand the form correctly, my Surgeon has given me a letter, stating that he supports any benefits that i need to claim and a blue badge. But will pip assessment look at that and understand.
You have to explain how your life is day to day & how you cope,one letter alone will not help,aids get points.
Is ot just me or does anyone else notice that she does not comment a reply to anyone or any questions. To me this video just says that she is doing damage limitation and changing her outlook on previous videos, @ Charlie, you may aswell delete all you precious videos as this you turn is huge
Excellent comment. 👏
I agree totally; if she is scared she should just stop doing this rather than scare the rest of us and add to the idea that there is a lot of fraud. I cannot believe she said there is a lot of fraud not even the government say that.... and yes she is deleting comments too.
Just delete your channel if you are scared Charlie- none of us would blame you for that, but this- what you are doing here its not on.
@@RR-qu2ozThis woman is a vile person. She has committed multiple benefit fraids . She is the reason the DWP has to change the system Thank her for what happens next
How can you not prepare food? You are clapping your hands through your lifted leg ..So you are saying you can't prepare meals because of fatigue?,😂 You have arthritis which doesn't have fatigue as a symptom..There is no way that you can't go to the toilet because of fatigue. Do you have stage four cancer .. No ! Thank you for ruining pip...A very twisted dark person
She has someone else do it for her!!
hi, i have a phone appointment thurs morn, an hour long, i have many illnesses and disabilities but 6yrs ago my dla full care and full mobility was taken and repllaced by pip care only, did i recover unbeknown to me???! do u have any recommendations to help me, i am very anxious, bad enough being ill etc without being treated like this
Hi Charlie…I was 58 when I got fibromyalgia.i have several other illnesses as well as Anxiety and depression…I’m so glad that I am 64 soon and I won’t have too worry about not being believed X
I am my daughters aid. She has severe dizzy spells, has a hand nerve problem so drops things like cups, kettles etc. how does that work if I am the aid.
Charlie, you're off your nut if you think someone in bed 22hrs a day won't lose their PIP. I've been bedridden longer hours than that and not got one penny, and also not able to get social care. You need a reality check, girl. I was told I couldn't get monies because I was, quote: "too ill to be believed". I was so sick I was given my own room in a NHS hospital for many months...all while not being able to get disability benefits and social care.
lol I got told to get a suitable wheelchair for work and find a job. That was their “advice”
@@MickeyFKNMousewow
@@MickeyFKNMouseI'm just curious:what did you say back to them?
Charlie….ITS JUST A TORY PROPOSAL!! Its doesn’t mean that it’s going to happen.For a government proposal it takes between 3/5 years to be implemented.Green papers has to be agreed by all political parties,the House of Lords,meeting with different channels etc just like with universal credit which took ten years to be introduced.If labour take charge then yes they will change the assessment but they would not make people with disabilities poor.
I'm still. Waiting for my tribunal case since Oct last year. They said I was in a queue.others I know has arthritis in 1 knee and pip straight away without court or loads of evidence. Mobility and daily living. Mines for fibro and other chronic pain issues. Yet they said people only wait up to a month which is lies
Does anyone know what they ask your GP?. Apparently a locum who i have never met is filling in the forms about me tomorrow. I gave loads of evidence with my forms. Scans etc.
I doubt it's anything serious or out of the ordinary. They just want your condition confirmed and check the medication is correct etc. It's really nothing to worry about.
Hi I applied for PIP in Jan, did telephone assessment but still not had a decision, is this a normal timescale ?
I had a heart attack ( myocardial infarction) at 42 years old in 2019 then stupidly had the AstraZeneca vaccine and was diagnosed with unprovoked extensive bilateral pulmonary embolism due to it. Health never shown any improvement and NHS does nothing to help. Diagnosed again in Aug 2023. Can’t walk more than 100 metres and my heart rate is 150bpm , struggle even walking upstairs. Tried calling but call always cuts off
Yes, don't worry, it's the normal timescale.
I've been unwell for many years on 42 tablets a day, born with depression and many other illnesses been though loads of atos tests to say I am not fit for work, , now the DWP inform me I've got to report to my local job centre 15 miles away, I can't leave my home with out help, any way got to report for job search if ki don't I could lose my prescription tablets, which if I don't have will die, or be heavy sanctioned all wrong, people say don't worry it's not happening yet there doing what they want to make are lives difficult
So sorry to hear about your terrible experience. Lots of times it's all the luck of the draw as to whether you get a nice work coach or an evil one. I've experienced both.
I don't think it's right I've gone though all these tests not to work, there have to drag me out. Of my. Home. Not doing it. I am a short fuse for anger I can't be around people
@@siroyal2040 You're correct, it's definitely not right. You also have to remember that a lot of the so-called work coaches and people behind the scenes get off on witnessing their claimants suffer.
Hi Charlie im wondering if I am diagnosed with more illnesses do i call pip and tell them as ive been diagnosed with a massive polyp in my womb and at the moment on a 60week wait list to have the op to remove it also sciatica
Charlie, why the total you turn?
You have gone on about aids in so many videos, you have gone on and on about aids being so important l. Suddenly now you agree with the government that aids shouldnt accrue points, youve lost my respect for this you turn. I think many people would like an explanation as to why yoube done this you turn??
Well said, sadly so many are unable to see what's happening and will continue to hang on her every word .... not realising who she is possibly a " puppet" of . It's really sad, for so many folk whos lives are tough enough without this sort of deceit .
Well said 👏👏
Yes this aids thing is concerning because many of us got points for using aids and nothing more- even though we arent coping even with them (even if the aid we need doesnt exist- but we have been scored as if it does). Where does this leave us?
@@Heliganypointless as you won't get an answer from Charlie
We need to be grateful that we have PIP today and maybe not tomorrow the system is broken and the vulnerable are getting the blunt of it things do need to change but i do NOT trust this government or the next government
They are making way for their new world order/system..That is what is happening
i dont trust any government all sides of the same coin unless independant,they work for the system !! all of em !!
@@wecandothiswarriors the fraud is running rife in the system as well
Its not broken. The people that run it are and the scum in Westminster. Duh
We payed into an insurance policies called national insurance we paid In the unfortunate have to claim no gratefull involved
Iv'e been moved to the Scottish system and I have no idea how thats going to work. I have a revue next month and I am really concerned. I had a chat with my mental helth nurse, she said exactly what you are saying.
Hi Charlie, it's when the changes come into play that will really impact us, I am currently under re-assessment because my health and required support have changed, but the DWP has made me go through the full re-assessment to the application form to the ATOS interview, I applied in December and had a partial interview with ATOS last week, because I got so stressed that it triggered my angina. I asked the ATOS nurse to stop the interview and she threatened to stop my PIP, but I couldn't carry on. I have contacted the DWP and explained everything so they are assessing me without the interview. I'm worried that my decision to stop the interview is going get my PIP stopped, and this is affecting work (I work full time). I know you can't help me but after listening to your blogs I just wanted to say thank you for taking your time to help those of us who need your input and guidance.
Wow, what a delightful, caring and helpful nurse you had. 😲🤬
What is it with these people wanting to be cruel. They are certainly on one big mighty power trip. I just don't understand it.
@@linndrumfan1959There narcissistic.
@@jaynekittycat9252They are indeed, Jayne.
Thank you very much for all your work and effort. I watched your "how to fill a pip claim form" twice and then a third time filing it in. Also watched your call assessment video... Very pleased to say I won first time.. that's on you.. thanks again. Ste k
Hey Charlie
I never ended up filling my form in as after I started going swimming I felt better 🙏🏽
However they have booked me for a phone assessment next week despite the fact that I let them know months ago….!!! 😫
I had a phone assessment She said it would take 1 hours it was over in 15 mins I don't understand why it was so quick can sone help me
I don't want to worry you, and I obviously don't know your details, but perhaps the assessor knew that you didn't have much of a case early on and that he/she knew that you would be turned down for PIP. That's all I can think of really. Sorry, I don't want to make you worry unnecessarily, but it is definitely weird for an assessment for PIP to be over so quickly.
Scary times and they know you dont have the mental strengh to keep applying
Indeed.
Would my 16 year old be eligible for pip? She's got turners syndrome, a heart condition, learning difficulties and she has selective mutism. She does go to a special school. She still gets dla but i am in the process of claiming pip for her.
Go for it but DON'T fill in the forms yourself...never do that. Contact charities who deal with her problems for their help/your local social services/CAB/etc.
For me, the system works. The questions, the format, the wording all works. It’s not the system that’s the problem. It’s the government forcing policy on staff to manipulate people into failing their assessments. You have to go to tribunal. It can take years. Many people that are terminally ill will never reach the end of the process because they’re not accurately recorded. We need every meeting recorded verbatim, and those recordings must be used by both the staff and the user in court. Using leading questions shows the system is manipulated. The system is okay, the framework is fine. It’s the staff and government that get it so wrong.
Damaged coccyx, sacrum, four prolapsed degenerate disc's,, seven degenerate disc's and one missing disc, accident happened at work, train driver, British rail, when it was government owned, any medical records concerning that injury have all been deleted from my medical history. And now this 😭
I'd like to think, they'd consult more with our doctors and specialists, to determine cases, which in theory would weed out a lot of the fakers
Are the people doing the assessments multiple specialist in all fields for cover everyone individual special circumstance
They should look at all the
Doctors
Specialists
Hospital reports e.g test xrays mri etc
Think it is totally wrong to not allow or use these evidences when assessment
For pip and for uc
I spent 10 years trying to claim pip
This is considering when I was on dla a social worker for post care and mental health did it
I was in the mental health system when I was around 12
I am considered a risk to myself and others according to a court mandated psychiatric assessment
I did have help before COVID but during COVID I was dropped from the community mental health service in my area because they kept cancelling my appointments even though my therapist said I needed more seasons
My partner suffers with epilepsy and absences, she doesn't get the help she needs anymore than I do
I'm her carer and this is a woman who when she's in the bath and has an absence will get out of the bath and try to walk out of the flat naked and wet or when we're out she'll almost run home and when I arrive home, she'll be banging on the door trying to get in
The system is wrong yes, me and my partner wish we could both go to work, she's even asked in places if she could work and they've told her no
The biggest problem is getting a full diagnosis for complex conditions. The PIP payment does not cover the cost of living. I think the existing approach is disgusting and just laying down and accepting the changes without challenge is wrong. It took me over two years to get my claim for PIP and I got it purely on the basis of my Epilepsy, but since then I’ve have kidney failure and complication that require its removal to reduce the other healths issues because of the complications that it caused.
With all this I was denied ESA. I have been dependent on my Wife to live and feel like a burden on her. I have worked and paid my taxes all of my working life and now I’m 1 year away from retiring and feel pressurised into getting back into work with employers that wouldn’t even look at me now.
"Laying down and accepting the changes without challenges is wrong". I've had to challenge and go through tribunals since 1994...how many years is enough?
Hey Charlie, I've just recently had to go through a PIP review process (above knee leg amputee) and I basically filled out the form with "no change" without going into detail because my disability is pretty obvious, so I sent it back and thought I'd have the usual barriers they put in the way, I sat back and waited. 2 months later, still nothing, I get on the phone and ask what is going on, they tell me I'm in the right list and my case was soon to be looked at. So, whilst I was chatting to the DWP rep on the other end I said to them, "This assessment? It has come to my attention that this "assessment" isn't mandatory" (they're not mandatory, they make it out to be mandatory so their 3rd party companies doing the assessing get commission, hence profiting from taking people off of benefits), to which they couldn't respond and to further strengthen my claim I then requested a "Paper based Review"... Their tone changed immediately lol.. They said I'd hear back within 2 weeks, well, it's one week later and I've won my case. I'd call that another tail between the legs moment for the DWP.
what do you consider able to prepare a meal? I could sit and make a sandwich if needed but I can't stand at the cooker
I'm not coming round to your house if you can't cook a nice roast dinner! 😆😉👍🏻
That question is not enough
To cook and prepare a meal means chop, wash, cook fresh ingredients or even pop fish, chips in the oven and cook peas on the hob. But according to the gov website, what needs to be taken into consideration is if you manage it in no more than twice the time of a person without a disability, to an acceptable standard - not burnt or undercooked (this could be due to fatigue or cognitive issues rather than just being a poor cook), the impact it has on your health doing so, if you can repeat it throughout the day as necessary (in this case breakfast/lunch/dinner) and if you can do it in a safe manner eg not have a seizure which would put you at risk of harm.
I have only just started receiving PIP, am I going to have to go through it all again before my 3 yrs are up?
If I have ptsd and autism plus I have hypersensitivity in my lungs damage from a stonemason job when I was young is that something I should claim for
Definitely!
Ok
Also I have seen doctor psychiatrist who diagnosed me and put me on medication but if I don’t take it I’m very unwell with my mental health
@@Exploringinuk I understand. I am in the same boat. But yes, you should definitely make a claim for PIP. Good luck. 🤞🏻
It's so hard on anyone to get, I can't believe people are getting it that aren't chronically sick/ill . So many that should be getting it aren't & they have strong medical evidence.
I honestly don't think I will make it through another update.
I live in fear of going through any assessments or receiving any new forms from the DWP. It's torture.
The changes we need are respect & compassion in the process.
So what about people with Progressive diseases (that means there lives will be shortened) and go down hill year by year) and its a big list ???
It's still very confusing... I simply cannot help but worry.
It has to get passed first its on a white paper,then green then parliament decides,could all go out the window if election is called.
@@user-up3hf9yk3v But do you trust Starmer if he gets in, he also wants to reform the welfare system!
@@Jonesylad142That's the thing, though. You can't trust anyone. Let's face it, none of them live in the real world or know what it's like to worry about money for food, heating etc.
Were targeted cus were easy prey if the goverment spent money were its supposed to go the roads would be good there would be no homeless and the nhs would be less dangerus stop blaming the disabled comunity for govermemt mis management
Hi Charlie, I'm new here. I had a reassessment at the end of December 2023. I still haven't heard anything, and am afraid to telephone to find out what's going on.
The forms said they no longer accept doctors letters or other letters of support, only care plans. But if you're long term sick with chronic conditions won't have care plans, because generally they're for 12 week support services. We can't win.
They do still accept GP letters if they detail how your daily living is affected. What they don't want is just a letter with nothing substantive in it.
GPS letters were in under the "we don't accept" section.
@@NickNick-tp5cr I've sent one with all my reviews and it's been accepted and used. It's the content that's important - a letter of support literally saying 'yes this diagnosis is true and I support this person's claim' - which is all some people can get- is pointless. But you won't lose anything by sending evidence of the effect on your daily living and if your GP is the only person who can do that then send it
I've been waiting for my review since November they have the forms just nothing been done yet, Its so worrying I just want to get it done with, hope all goes well for you
I just filled in a change of circumstances as in my condition has worsened. They recieved it Tues this week. Had text today that they have made a decision I should receive a letter in two weeks. I don't even need an assessment.😮.
I sent in all hospital letters from last pip claim to now . I got standard rate from first claim . Very fast indeed .
Worried 😫
Are you related to Liz Truss!!!😅😅
C'mon now, to be fair, she looks nothing like a lettuce! 🥬
I fully agree, I couldn’t agree more.
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To me its disabling the disabled that’s where the problem is with support the disabled have a role to play in life I’m managing my condition s and with out support I’m in real trouble it’s both mentally and physically exhausting I sit on a stool Charley because my right side of my leg is swollen from open heart surgery I take warfarin my eyesight is really bad Iv cut myself and lost blood it’s really dangerous for the likes of me I get 2 points for pip I make a meal where my hands are bad I make a meal I’m really genuinely in need of pip I have had 3 surgeries on my face and my speech is compromised I can’t where theeth they have removed all my theeth I get 2 points for a aid my points are for aids only I can’t do pip I’m up for renewal because I won at tribunal because of my speech I need a appointee they said that made me feel really vulnerable Charley it’s not me now I feel really really low all because of pip I’m very much being made disabled because of my disabilities Why can’t they see us
Four years ago I got sick, boy sicker than sick. Bedridden with no explanation. Dr said it’s a virus, what virus that makes you so ill you think you are dying. Dragged myself to drs. Had to beg, literally beg for a sick note. I was off work for four months. Only got two weekly notes. Gave up begging in Feb 2020. Gave my notice in. Btw I was 68 so a pensioner. My job was on my feet 8 hrs a day heavy lifting with one half hr break the whole day. So, no it is not easy to get a sick note, it’s humiliating.
how do you get successful for pip if you were declined the first time even after a tribunal and i have severe depression and multiple trauma and they said i didn't meet the daily living and mobility standard it should be based on diagnosis itself
Ok thanks for clarifying
When I was let go from the job I loved, I decided to become self-employed. I really want to work.
I did that too and worked from home. I was trying to work 3-4 hours a week but I was too sick and had to stop.
I cant see how they can make it harder for people who have diagnosis of CFS/ME that triggers depression mental health. What do you think Charlie ?😊
I work however I am fortunate to work from home when I’m not good as I need to work as I don’t get sick pay, have to work despite being on a nebuliser twice a day, bad circulation on antidepressants, and due a third heart surgery in the next 2-4 years.. I have a mortgage and on my own with two kids so I can’t give up work, yet don’t know how to continue.. however without my disabled badge I would struggle to walk the distance to work from parking etc, I get my shopping delivered as I struggle to do that, I have a sit down job as I struggle with breathing and I have joined a gym and go swimming to try and open my airways as per asked to by my consultant.. it’s scary, without someone coming in and doing the jobs I cannot manage I could not work..
One leg and shafted yet snoring is more of a disability in the current DWP la la land...
But if you have one leg you know you can work full time, have a full life and do a lot, right? You'll be entitled to some of the mobility component. Would you like to swap?
My son was born with a developmental delay & learning difficulties & is on the autistic spectrum yet I still have to fill the assessment every few years even though its on his doctors records as being this way from birth.
My daughter was diagnosed autistic at 2 years old yet we've had to reapply every 4 years.....She is 24 in November. It's astonishing.
@@CatherineBlinstonYes, it's the same for my brother who has both Down Syndrome and autism. He's 42 now. It's beyond ridiculous.
The old style DLA was better care wise having 3 stages. I get the higher rate but I’m no where needing proper 24/7 care that some people do. It’s still could have a top tier that’s double what it is now. If you get 12 care points or 40 it’s the same result.
Their consultation doesn’t seem mention many people give up all their care pip and chunk of their ESA already. Not going save money if we have a voucher to give to council to pay care fees.
They can stick their vouchers where the sun don't shine.
Yep. Today it’s beautiful outside but here I am laying in bed ! Chronic pain has flared up today. Some days I could work a morning for 2/3 hours if I can lay down in between.and depending on my body when I wake up morning.
Jesus Christ I don’t even shave my legs because I’ve not the energy plus it hurts my body so much bending.
I’ve got my good bye note ready for the government if this happens to me.
I hear you ❤
Remember you are not alone , but I know just how you feel.