Refused PIp as i drive a manual car

Thank you for all the responses. I will await the decision letter and take it forward.

Hello Imc77 welcome to the forum. I'm not sure if this applies to you, but do you use any sort of aids to mitigate your situation, or do you rely on static, household furniture etc to aid your mobility and balance both at home and work?

I am in the process of transitioning from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP and as the B&W Moderators have explained, the descriptors for PIP make it a much more difficult benefit to be awarded than DLA was. I too had my Face to Face (F2F) assessment recently and I also had what I thought was a pleasant enough Disability Assessor from CAPITA. However, when I read the assessor's report, I too was disappointed at what they had written. I am now waiting for the DWP Decision Makers to make their decision.

If you're anything like myself and other folks who are less able, we generally get on with our daily lives as best we can while not really thinking about how we manage to do it, even to the point that we may make light of our psychological &/or physical restrictions. It took me 3 years and several welfare officers to convince me that I did in fact qualify for DLA. So if you are able to think about your daily life and how you manage to do the PIP activities, as described in the descriptors, are you able to clarify further how/what it is you actually do to be able to complete the PIP activities as per the descriptors?

The B&W moderators are really very good and will help with every aspect of applying for PIP, no question is too difficult. I wish you well as you progress through your benefit application Imc77

Sue

Thanks for the reply and kind words. I use a raised toilet seat grab rails have a wet room installed use a seat to shower, I use an aid to put my sock on because of the pain in my knee, I use long handled loofa type things in the shower, I have a walking stick supplied by physio that I am still attending all of this was noted in the report. I can’t get my head around the logic of the being able to drive a manual car meaning a must be able to do all of the tasks they assess pain free.
Using this logic all cars that are paid for by pip and driven by the claimant must all be adapted to have hand controls ??? We all know that’s not the case

Thanks for all the replies,im looking for some advice whilst I compose the MR.

Can someone advise me what the assesor means when they state "Despite significant restrictions stated medication and observations" is this them saying they have observed the issues themselves?