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claiming pip from dla
- stuart
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can you tell me if i am likely to get an award or get nothing? using evidence you have seen on this site from people with similar conditions?
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stuart wrote: i need some hope or at least some reassurance about what to expect from a transfer from DLA to PIP so can you tell me what to expect or what award i am more likely to get, i have a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and i got esa support group without a face to face thanks to a friend, i live alone now,
can you tell me if i am likely to get an award or get nothing? using evidence you have seen on this site from people with similar conditions?
I'm really sorry but I can't give you any reassurances, PIP is not about your conditions it's about the limitations that result from them so two people with the same conditions could have very different limitations and receive very different awards.
If you want to understand how you might score for PIP then go through the PIP
Gordon
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Take heart. The information on this site is invaluable. Read all of it and you will be best prepared for making a claim. The mods here are very understanding and patient. Anything you don't understand, just ask and they will explain it. Most of your questions have answers here, but better to ask and be sure. Making a claim for PIP is not really scary, it is your chance to get the best help possible for your living needs. Pay attention to how you satisfy each of the descriptors and where possible get medical or other evidence to back it up. Keeping a diary is a good idea, Talk to the people that know you best as they may have observations that you overlook because you are used to compensating as a way of life.
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- stuart
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i was thinking about sending them an old discharge letter from the last time i was hospitalised stating my overdose and psychosis, but that was in 2010 and i have been stable enough to stay out of hospital since, i think its probably the most powerful piece of evidence i have, i'm hoping my new psychiatrist will put in a good word for me if he is contacted and my GP (who i don't know) along with a list of medications.
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