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8 years 9 months ago #163823 by benion
Dreaded letter today. Currently on indefinite DLA was created by benion
I have autism, bipolar, dyspraxia, borderline traits, obesity (thanks to the psych meds) and have a long history of self harm and suicide attempts. I am also an ex drug addict.
I have been on indefinite DLA but got the letter today transferring me to the PIP.
I am terrified. I do not think I could manage the face to face assessment as it would cause so much distress I would probably end up self harming.
I see a psychologist privately (that is where my DLA gets spent) as the NHS is beyond useless. I might ask her to do a full report.
How long does this process take?
The guy at DWP ended the phone call saying "have a nice day". I asked him whether this comment was a p*ss take. Have a nice day? Not after that letter arrived.
I have been on indefinite DLA but got the letter today transferring me to the PIP.
I am terrified. I do not think I could manage the face to face assessment as it would cause so much distress I would probably end up self harming.
I see a psychologist privately (that is where my DLA gets spent) as the NHS is beyond useless. I might ask her to do a full report.
How long does this process take?
The guy at DWP ended the phone call saying "have a nice day". I asked him whether this comment was a p*ss take. Have a nice day? Not after that letter arrived.
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8 years 9 months ago #163833 by Gordon
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
From start to finish you are probably looking at about 16 weeks.
The number of Paper assessments, where the claimant does not have a face to face assessment, has increased but they are still only done for maybe about 10% of claims, you are more likely to avoid a F2F if you provide a detailed response in the PIP2 and are able to provide evidence to support it.
Have a look at our PIP Claim guide
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
If you have more questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Dreaded letter today. Currently on indefinite DLA
benion wrote: I have autism, bipolar, dyspraxia, borderline traits, obesity (thanks to the psych meds) and have a long history of self harm and suicide attempts. I am also an ex drug addict.
I have been on indefinite DLA but got the letter today transferring me to the PIP.
I am terrified. I do not think I could manage the face to face assessment as it would cause so much distress I would probably end up self harming.
I see a psychologist privately (that is where my DLA gets spent) as the NHS is beyond useless. I might ask her to do a full report.
How long does this process take?
The guy at DWP ended the phone call saying "have a nice day". I asked him whether this comment was a p*ss take. Have a nice day? Not after that letter arrived.
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
From start to finish you are probably looking at about 16 weeks.
The number of Paper assessments, where the claimant does not have a face to face assessment, has increased but they are still only done for maybe about 10% of claims, you are more likely to avoid a F2F if you provide a detailed response in the PIP2 and are able to provide evidence to support it.
Have a look at our PIP Claim guide
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
If you have more questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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