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8 years 9 months ago #164305 by benion
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I went to CAB today for help with the form. He stated that ATOS and Maximus give out £80 bonuses to get you off benefits.
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8 years 9 months ago #164321 by Gordon
You should consider reporting the advisor to their supervisor, this is simply not true!
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benion wrote: I went to CAB today for help with the form. He stated that ATOS and Maximus give out £80 bonuses to get you off benefits.
You should consider reporting the advisor to their supervisor, this is simply not true!
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8 years 9 months ago #164470 by benion
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I do not think he had a very good understanding of PIP. He said I should get enhanced for mobility (for mental health issues) as I should win 4 points for "needs prompting" and another 8 for "cannot plan route of journey". I said it does not work like that, you can only score once for each question and that has to be the highest of the two.
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8 years 9 months ago #164490 by slugsta
As you say, it sounds as if he has a very poor grasp of the system.
The thing is, you can come here and learn the truth, other people will believe what they are told and, potentially, have problems as a result. I really think you should complain to the supervisor, this person clearly needs more training!
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benion wrote: I do not think he had a very good understanding of PIP. He said I should get enhanced for mobility (for mental health issues) as I should win 4 points for "needs prompting" and another 8 for "cannot plan route of journey". I said it does not work like that, you can only score once for each question and that has to be the highest of the two.
As you say, it sounds as if he has a very poor grasp of the system.
The thing is, you can come here and learn the truth, other people will believe what they are told and, potentially, have problems as a result. I really think you should complain to the supervisor, this person clearly needs more training!
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8 years 9 months ago #164495 by benion
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Who can I get to help me with the form? He also advocated lying on that, but I do not want to lie and then get done for fraud.
Welfare Rights in my town only deal with appeals, I have already asked them.
Welfare Rights in my town only deal with appeals, I have already asked them.
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8 years 9 months ago #164511 by Gordon
Do an internet search for "welfare advice" advice with your postcode, town or county, failing that you can try any of the charities that support your conditions, other than that, I'm afraid you will have to try and manage on your own, the PIP Claim guide provides a standard approach to answering each question and there are example answer that may help.
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benion wrote: Who can I get to help me with the form? He also advocated lying on that, but I do not want to lie and then get done for fraud.
Welfare Rights in my town only deal with appeals, I have already asked them.
Do an internet search for "welfare advice" advice with your postcode, town or county, failing that you can try any of the charities that support your conditions, other than that, I'm afraid you will have to try and manage on your own, the PIP Claim guide provides a standard approach to answering each question and there are example answer that may help.
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