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Wondered what your opinion is of DWP cutting mobility to lowest rate for arthritis in legs feet and hands. I was wondering if it's because I often cannot go out due to pain, so to their mind I dont need mobility?

I got osteoarthritis in both knees and I have other health conditions but I'm frightened to claim pip incase I get turned down for it 

Cfs and chronic pack pain can't walk properly or carry items , my ex partner won't move out as I can't wake up for appointments without prompting bladder urge and stress incontinence and use special aids for walking sleeping bathing is an adapted wet room I was told I did not have specialist input dispute having a physio and cfs m.e has no specific treatment all this refused as a two point award oddly enough less than three weeks later I was awarded full award of lcwra for exactly the same issues my brain doesn't understand why they say I can walk dispute everything being in my medical records for 4 years

I have severe osteoarthritis in both hands, both feet,collar bone,  my lower back and hip are deterioting, I need a hip replacement and I have fybromyalgia, when I tried to claim I was told I didn't qualify, how bad do you have to be, I'm in agony constantly

Has anyone been successful with a PIP claim for Crohns please?

I have copd high cholesterol high blood pressure type 2diabetes .iwas told I am not ill enough because iwas walking with out aid but have to stop to give my lungs a rest because I get out of breath and my lungs hurt can't carry heavy shopping no more. Scan showed my lungs are very scared .

I have fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis i high rate Mobility and lower rate living for over 20yrs but then I had to put in for PIP I recived nothing for Mobility and lower for living, so I went to a tribunal in 2019 and I did get full mobility back dated. Then in 2022 I had to fill all the forms in again but this time I recived high rate for Mobility and its for 10yrs not 3yrs. I followed your pip guide and within a week I recived my letter. So thank you for your help.

I have had fibromyalgia and arthritis for much about the same time 20+years. You would think that's definite illnesses for dla pip what ever. I got not a penny for the 12 and a half years. Then I got what i am receiving now but no mobility again. After my first phone assessment still no mobility. The arthritis is in my spine, hips, knees that's the worst places. My knees keep buckling from under me. Anyone else have mobility problems with these symptoms? Should I ask again or is this against the grain.

I have Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and am actually TERRIFIED at the prospect of having to migrate from DLA to PIP.  It's like a constant threat hanging over my head.  I've had a very quick look at the comments on how others have been treated by the DWP but can't see anyone else who has posted about this subject to date(?) If anyone can advise about how the DLP handle such fluctuating conditions as RRMS, I'd love to hear from you!   

Hi people have been waiting for pip court appeal since 18th October 2022. I got 0 points even though I have sciatica spondylosis of the spine cannot walk further than 100 metres depression anxiety & panic attacks i hardly leave the house & if i have to and speak to people i have to rush home I also have Brachioradial pruritus & an unknown blood/skin condition affecting my hands & forearms so I have to wear arm/hand sleeves for protection. My gp supported me in writing I am a full time carer which apparently deems i am fine!!!!  Good luck to anyone applying 

No mention of Autism?

I have arthritis in both my knees and the Job center said i can get help witn pip

Sorry am I in the wrong forum or something?

Where can I find the "success rates for pip claims by condition" list?

My mum suffers greatly with TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) unfortunately, which is also nick named the suicide desease. She is in immense pain every day and as her daughter it's so hard to watch. She can't be under bright lights or watch certain flashes. She says it feels like a man with a pick axe hitting her head. An attack comes whenever it wants to as well. So she can't work because of this yet PIP wouldn't recognise it on her application form!

Going back to my wife's move from dla to pip (with the great assistance from our B&W membership guides)her award was reduced to lower daily living rate. On reviewing the points she had not been awarded a single point for lifelong mental health issues, supported by a Clinical Psycologist evidence, which had been accepted under previous dla criteria. The non awards just happened to keep the claim total a few points from qualifying for full rates. We did a second review but knocked back again and did not continue to an appeal as the fear of losing any more benefit and the 12 months of stress the claim took became unbearable. If they had approved just one of the mental health sections a full claim would have been due. She qualified on purely physical problems. A very suspect bias against mental health issues somewhat borne out by the % figures in the above.

Epilepsy is invisible (most of the time) and fluctuating (all of the time).  It is also a complex condition with many different types of seizures. It is very difficult for someone who may be unconscious to explain how being unconscious affects them.  It is difficult to get any award without having to go to a tribunal.  Many people with epilepsy are isolated and have missed out on educational opportunities and are ill equipped to engage with the system or to self advocate.  There is very little help available so in many cases they give up before even requesting MR.  Many people with epilepsy live in poverty as a result.  It is the condition with the biggest disability employment gap so earning a living when and if you are well enough is also extremely difficult.

I suffer myself from Fibromialja, and every time I apply I get rejected, which on a good day I can whilst moving about I appear fine, despite always being in pain, and dropping things, and struggling with dexterity issues. 

My partner has a very rare condition Pulmonary arterial hypertension. It affects both the lungs and heart, and is degenerative and progressive with risk of sudden collapse/blackout/death at any time. He cannot work and the consultant told me he should be supervised 24/7 in case of black out so I cannot work now. He is under specialist care from Royal Papworth hospital in Cambridge. Following his confirmed diagnosis, and with the help of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, the consultants letters and a friend who's a retired GP (and actually had some knowledge of this disease, and did research to find out as much as possible) we managed to complete the PIP form and undergo a 45 min phone assessment (with our retired GP friend present and contributing) resulting in PIP awarded as Enhanced for Mobility but Standard for Daily Living at first attempt. My partner was very breathless through the effort of simply talking, which was pointed out during the assessment and we asked for the questions to be a steady stream with time to answer and recover from the effort. Emphasis was placed also on how his mental health is affected ie depression and anger making him socially inept and very irritable and rude to people. We also stressed that if I wasn't around he would not eat or drink or get washed and dressed due to the depression. He used a shower seat but after the slightest exertion he needed to just sit and rest to recover his breathing. We were astounded as we fully expected to have to appeal a rejection. I do think that the result is heavily reliant upon both the information you give yourself (or have agreed that someone else can be present to assist), having a copy of the completed claim form in front of you to refer to and the attitude of the individual assessor on the day. The assessor probably has to work to department statistics to ensure that X number of claims are rejected ( or am I just a cynic?) PIP was awarded for 3 years and the renewal is due in November this year. We will be prepared for a fight and will be pushing for enhanced rate for both aspects of PIP as he is physically worse than 3 years ago. I kept a photocopy of the original claim form and the notes that I made during the phone assessment and will use those, along with the info/advice from this site, to deal with the renewal.