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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 28, 2015 13:15:48 GMT
Oh thank you DWP for ruining my day with a letter asking me to tell you about something you told me you didn't need to know last year!
Still I suppose it's better than just stopping my benefit like you did last year before we established that the PHI I'm paid is arranged by my employer and my contract of employment has not ended and thus the PHI does not figure in income calculations so you don't need to know about it!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 28, 2015 17:18:37 GMT
Thankfully the forum was able to provide me with the date for my lost phone contact with the DWP about ESA!
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Post by browny87 on Nov 29, 2015 11:30:42 GMT
knew there was a great reason for the forums!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 8, 2015 16:33:27 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 25, 2015 14:59:44 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 18, 2016 23:03:13 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 18, 2016 23:47:08 GMT
I really dont know what to make of that turn of events.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 19, 2016 0:06:34 GMT
In the benefits world he's been seen as the devil for so long so for him to turn around and go "actually, this isn't right" is a pretty big thing and hopefully indicative of quite how badly the govt has ballsed this one up.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 19, 2016 8:23:57 GMT
It's feck all to do with benefits. He's gone due to an internal hissy fit over Europe,
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 21, 2016 21:11:44 GMT
Agreed. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt but the timing is rather off other than to inflict maximum damage to pro-EU elements of the government. The time to resign on principle was before this budget was announced and IDS himself pressured MPs into backing it.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 8, 2016 12:01:03 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jul 12, 2016 19:35:11 GMT
Secret of comedy: timing. PiP letter arrived today! Pip?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 12, 2016 19:56:03 GMT
Personal Independence Payment.
I receive Disability Living Allowance because I am disabled and have difficulty moving around. I get some money for my mobility needs and some money for my care needs.
Because all disabled people are SCROUNGERS and DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT, DLA is being abolished and all recipients have to apply for a new benefit, in the hope that some people won't bother applying and more can be weeded out in the application process. And this in no way harms disabled people by taking away their specially adapted cars and the money they need to get around oh no.
I had a DLA award for life and had been claiming it, or one of it's predecessors, since the late 80s. Failed the initial application, passed the appeal by falling on the Doctor when I walked in the room for the exam. I am unlikely to be turned down completely as my mobility issues are evident, but google Personal Independence Payment for some horror stories, but I'm expecting them to have a good go look at my care award.
During the application process I will have no disability benefit.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 12, 2016 20:25:05 GMT
That is not accurate. If you apply for PIP when requested you are still paid DLA in the interim if it is an indefinite award.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 12, 2016 22:17:10 GMT
Interesting. Liz said the letter said it was being stopped. I'll read it when home on Friday at get back to you.
Is there a PiP points guide anywhere?
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Post by browny87 on Jul 12, 2016 22:28:31 GMT
www.benefitanswers.co.uk/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=pip%20benefit&utm_campaign=Genericwas helpful when I helped apply for my girlfriends dad's DLA. I can sympathise Phil, when we had to apply for him, he was initially declined and then we got it overturned on appeal. He fell off a ladder from 3 stories high while working for the council, broke his back in 2 places, had to have 4 vertebrae fused and part of his voicebox removed, for years he's needed a stick to help him move around and cant sit comfortably for longer than 30 mins but when given the assessment he scored so far into not disabled it was untrue! I agree some people abuse the system but politicians abuse it by withholding it form those that need it just as bad!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2016 8:08:49 GMT
Interesting. Liz said the letter said it was being stopped. I'll read it when home on Friday at get back to you. Is there a PiP points guide anywhere? I have applied for PIP in a work capacity while DLA is being paid. It does not stop unless the PIP is submitted after the requested date. -Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2016 8:10:28 GMT
www.benefitanswers.co.uk/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=pip%20benefit&utm_campaign=Genericwas helpful when I helped apply for my girlfriends dad's DLA. I can sympathise Phil, when we had to apply for him, he was initially declined and then we got it overturned on appeal. He fell off a ladder from 3 stories high while working for the council, broke his back in 2 places, had to have 4 vertebrae fused and part of his voicebox removed, for years he's needed a stick to help him move around and cant sit comfortably for longer than 30 mins but when given the assessment he scored so far into not disabled it was untrue! I agree some people abuse the system but politicians abuse it by withholding it form those that need it just as bad! The Goverment figures for benefit fraud and official error are 0.2% of all claims combined, last time I checked. -Ralph
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Post by legios on Jul 13, 2016 10:53:55 GMT
Not that different from what they were when I was in my last job then. It has always amazed me the sheer attention focused on such a small fraction of the budget.
Back then the figure for the amount of unclaimed benefit that people were entitled to was higher than the combined fraud/official error total too, and you can bet that they didn't seem to put anywhere near as much effort into reaching out to people who weren't getting what they were entitled to.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 15, 2016 16:19:42 GMT
PiP phone call made. Process in motion.
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Post by browny87 on Jul 15, 2016 16:29:38 GMT
fingers crossed it goes well matey!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 15, 2016 18:09:51 GMT
When it reaches the face-to-face assessment phase, Phil, let me know.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 15, 2016 18:10:30 GMT
Will do, ta
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 23, 2016 21:28:44 GMT
The PiP form is here and I've located a points guide www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-systemThe personal care stuff may well be easier to get than I thought. We can legitimately claim I can't prepare a meal for myself. I've dropped things removing them from ovens many a time and microwaves are getting increasingly hard for me to manipulate things in and out of due to space and dexterity. I can't put on any clothes that involve buttons so that should get me some points for having issues dressing myself The communication section is interesting: it asks if you can read, which I can but I'm starting to have trouble turning pages: indeed separating the pages on the PiP form was a real issue. At no place does it ask if you can WRITE which I can't really do any more I'm pondering how to put the variable nature of the CMT for the mobility section and which distance box to tick. I never leave the house without at least one aid - my leg braces - and usually with the frame too The amount of days I can go any distance are EASILY outnumbered by the amount of days I don't get anywhere. Then there's the amount of pain tiredness etc Some thought before I get Liz to put pen to paper for me....
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 31, 2016 9:28:50 GMT
The PiP forms need doing
I've made some notes: I'd be grateful if those who know me could look over this and see if they can spot anything I've missed:
Q2 Health condition/Disability & medicatiom
Charcot Marie Tooth disease, a degenerative neuro muscular condition. Genetic Inheritence, I have an X-Linked form of the condition confirmed through gene testing. Electrical controlsignals sent by the brain deteriorate the further away from the brain you get and sense signals are likewise impeded. The lack of control results in deteriorating muscles.
Also Iron Deficent Anaemic and suffer from hey fever
Tested very close to Autistic spectrum
Drugs
Mefenamic Acid 500 mg 1 tablets, 3 times a day, with food
Baclofen 10 mg 1 tablets, 3 times a day, with food
Methocarbamol 750mg 1 tablets, 4 times a day, with food
Co-Dydramol 2 tablets, up to 4 times a day, for pain
Quinine Sulphate 300 mg 1 tablet at bedtime
Lansoprazole 30mg 1 tablet at start of day 30 mins before food
Ferrous Sulphate 200 mg 1 tablet per day
Desloratadine 5mg 1 tablet per day during summer for hayfever
Q3 Day to Day activities
Can't prepare my own meal from scratch. Can't chop, cut, stir. Can't carry hot substances: risk of spilling over me. Can't manipulate food in to or out of oven or Microwaves. Can't carry food without risk of injury.
Q4 Eating & Drinking
Prone to spillages when eating & drinking. Use built up cutlery. Great difficulty cutting food, especially meat. Can't slice bread.
Q5 Managing Treatment
Condition causes pain and tiredness, which effects memory and concentration. I sometimes forget to take my medication. I am unsure if I have taken medication moments after taking it.
Q6 Washing & Bathing
I bath frequently 2-3 times a day as a way of controlling the pain. I sometimes need assistance getting in and outthe bath. I am unable to stand after I get out the bath
Q7 Managing Toilet Needs
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Q8 Dressing & Undressing
I can't do or undo buttons due to lack of manual dexterity. I can no longer tie shoe laces.
Q9 Commuicating
I can't write legibly any more due to being unable to comfortably hold a pen.
When the pain is very bad, or imediately post falls, I have been rendered unable to speak
(spectrum stuff?)
Q10 Reading
I can read just fine. However the deterioration in my hands is making it increasingly diofficult to turn and separate pages, this form being a particularly bad example!
A muscle has gone in the base my right thumb rendering it non opposable which is making it increasingly difficult to type.
Q11 Mixing with other People
I am a physical risk to other people. Ihave injured friends in the past while falling to the point where they have been hospitalised - pulled someone's shoulder out in one fall. Crouds make it harder for me stay upright. Children can easily knock me over as can anything anyone else does that causes me to stop suddenly.
Loud, complex and mutiple noises affect my ability to balance.
Q12 Making Decisions about Money
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Q13 Going Out
use wheeled Walking frame & leg braces
Varies depending on time of day, tiredness, pain weather (!)
Activity will leave me very tired
Even basic activities leave me needing to sleep most afternoons.
Q14 Moving around
Use wheeled walking frame & leg braces buit still at great risk off falling
Walking frame doubles as seat for when I need to sit down
Will trip over any obstruction down to a slight crack in pavement, a pencil left on floor or a door strip due to foot drop.
Q15 Additonal Information
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Post by legios on Jul 31, 2016 11:55:27 GMT
Might be worth putting in some of the Spectrum stuff, yeah. (I'm going to speak for myself here, but when I did a similar form for my anxiety/depressive disorder I included a note on some of the stuff with me which _may_ be spectrum-behaviour (hedging due to lack of formal testing) because it had a distinct impact on my other symptoms - my own issues with dealing with communication in loud environments would make me anxious which fed back into the communication issues which fed back into the anxiety etc, etc... Not sure if you have a similar kind of feedback loop, but would be worth mentioning if you do.
I can't see anything else in a peruse over what you've done that isn't there. But someone smarter than me will be along shortly I am sure, and if anything else strikes me this afternoon.
Karl
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Post by browny87 on Jul 31, 2016 14:40:43 GMT
id definitely put the spectrum stuff in, remember its a points based system that's biased as buggery, the more points you can get the better!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 3, 2016 21:20:32 GMT
PiP form: nearly there. Onto the last question about my mobility which has produced a lengthy answer.
Since the guidance indicates you should answer where possible for the majority of your days and I don't leave the house 50% of my days due mobility issues, pain and tiredness, I have ticked the box saying I can walk 0-20m in good conscience.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 2, 2016 16:55:49 GMT
ATOS interview Monday 12th.
They're sending someone out to see me rather than me having to go somewhere for it.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 9, 2016 15:52:32 GMT
PiP interview due Monday. So what's the very last thing I need in the post today? A letter from the ESA people! "according to our records your PHI is due an increase". Yes you're right it is, but I don't know what it is for sure yet, my personnel officer has gone her 3 week honeymoon, the insurance company frequently don't don't tell my employer before the September payrun, my employers frequently forget to apply it for the October payrun so it can be December before I get a nice clean payslip proving what I earn. Assume 5% incs cos that's what I always get but it really doesn't matter does it because I receive PERMANENT HEALTH INSURANCE ARRANGED BY MY EMPLOYER AND MY CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT HAS NOT ENDED which means the money doesn't count as income for ESA purposes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So yes, they're demanding information they don't need to know. AGAIN! </Rant>
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