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6 years 5 months ago #201128 by missylea
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I just got my date for my assessment on the 27th. I asked for home visit as don't leave my house but guess they refused. I haven't slept or eaten anything since it arrived yesterday. My anxiety is through the roof and felt suicidal today. Can you please give me advice on what i need to say for them to understand how debilitating this is for me. Would you recommend I take my meds before I go as they make me so drowsy. Please please someone help
I just got my date for my assessment on the 27th. I asked for home visit as don't leave my house but guess they refused. I haven't slept or eaten anything since it arrived yesterday. My anxiety is through the roof and felt suicidal today. Can you please give me advice on what i need to say for them to understand how debilitating this is for me. Would you recommend I take my meds before I go as they make me so drowsy. Please please someone help
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6 years 5 months ago #201135 by Gordon
It's almost impossible to get a home assessment based on the claimants statements alone, you need your GP to write a letter for the Assessment Provider stating that you cannot attend at their office and why.
They ae trying to assess you as you normally are, so if you would normally take medication on that day the you should consider doing so.
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missylea wrote: Hi
I just got my date for my assessment on the 27th. I asked for home visit as don't leave my house but guess they refused. I haven't slept or eaten anything since it arrived yesterday. My anxiety is through the roof and felt suicidal today. Can you please give me advice on what i need to say for them to understand how debilitating this is for me. Would you recommend I take my meds before I go as they make me so drowsy. Please please someone help
It's almost impossible to get a home assessment based on the claimants statements alone, you need your GP to write a letter for the Assessment Provider stating that you cannot attend at their office and why.
They ae trying to assess you as you normally are, so if you would normally take medication on that day the you should consider doing so.
Gordon
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6 years 5 months ago #201138 by missylea
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Can you please link the questions that they are likely to ask as I can't find them under downloadable. I asked my gp and psychiatrist to write a letter but they told me that they don't do that
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6 years 5 months ago #201143 by Gordon
They are in the PIP Claim guide.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
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missylea wrote: Can you please link the questions that they are likely to ask as I can't find them under downloadable. I asked my gp and psychiatrist to write a letter but they told me that they don't do that
They are in the PIP Claim guide.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
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