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6 years 8 months ago #222763 by kirsty3
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I am terrified ... I rang PIP today and they think I need F2F assessment. I have said on my form that I only go out with someone. They cannot accomodate a Home Visit in the near future...no appointments . Have offered me an appointment this week or next week in the middle of Cardiff on the 2nd Floor of a building...no disabled spaces . The carpark is half a mile away.
I would love to get it over and done with but I am being set to fail. Please can I have some advice please.. I supplied 15 documents in support of my claim with another on its way. Not sure what to do. By the way I live in Newport and this is Cardiff...12 miles away.

thanks in advance
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6 years 8 months ago #222790 by Gordon
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kirsty

You will need the support of your GP if you are to get a home assessment, you need them to write to the Assessment Provider explaining in unambiguous terms why you cannot attend at their offices.

Gordon

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6 years 8 months ago #222807 by kirsty3
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Hi Gordon,
I am confused as the Assessor has put down either Home or Office but there are no home assessments in the foreseeable future. I rang the DWP and they said wait. In the meantime my GP is emailing me a letter asking for a Paper based assessment or Home Ass due to physical and pyschological restrictions. But personally if you knew where it was ..in the centre of Cardiff with the nearest carpark half a mile away and no parking close by , with the room on the 2nd floor and heavy doors, anyone who could get there would NOT be entitled to PIP. Busy with Xmas shoppers and I felt pushed into an appointment this week. Contrasting it to the ATOS DWP offices which are kitted out for the disabled all on ground floor and loads of carparking.
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6 years 8 months ago #222810 by kirsty3
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DWP said send directly to them. Have found a horror story in South Wales too of lying assessors!!!!!
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6 years 8 months ago #222820 by Gordon
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Kirsty

It's not your problem if the Assessment Provider has no appointments for a home assessment unless you need the process to be completed quickly.

I'm not sure why the DWP want a copy of any information that a GP might send, the decision on a home assessment lies with the AP and not the DWP but if they have asked then I would definitely send it to them.

Gordon

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6 years 8 months ago #222832 by kirsty3
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Well at 5.30 pm they offered me a cancellation for 9am tomorrow but I said it was too short notice. And I have further medical evidence en rote to DWP. Can you tell me who makes decision paper based assessments or f2f and home or office based. Panicking
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