Incapacity Assessment

freebie_junkie

try to think positive. i worried myself sick scrubbiong myself and my flat for a week and it all turned out ok.

PeteB_2000

how long did it last? how much talking did you have to do? how many people where there?

Cheers
Pete

Miroslav

PeteB_2000 wrote:

how long did it last? how much talking did you have to do? how many people where there?

Cheers
Pete

About 30 minutes duration, started about 20 minutes late. Didn't talk too much at all, just answered questions, and when I tried talking more, he just wanted to move on. It was just 1 bloke, he was quite old and quite frail, looked like he was going to fall over at any second.

PeteB_2000

Miroslav wrote:

About 30 minutes duration, started about 20 minutes late. Didn't talk too much at all, just answered questions, and when I tried talking more, he just wanted to move on. It was just 1 bloke, he was quite old and quite frail, looked like he was going to fall over at any second.

Cheers Ive got mine 10th Feb so its nice to know what to expect

Pete

Miroslav

Good luck Pete.

It did say in the waiting area, appointments can be from 20-60 minutes, and 4 in 5 people will be seen within 10 minutes, but I was one of the 1 in 5 people that had to wait longer.

HOLsale

freebie_junkie wrote:

just talk about your condition on the worst possible day that it could be if its changeable.

and always focus on the things you CAN'T do... do NOT, talk about how you've adapted or you will lose out. i know someone that worked for dla and she said this is how they catch you out, if they think you can even remotely look after yourself or what have you then you'll get nothing :mad:

freebie_junkie

HOLsale wrote:

and always focus on the things you CAN'T do... do NOT, talk about how you've adapted or you will lose out. i know someone that worked for dla and she said this is how they catch you out, if they think you can even remotely look after yourself or what have you then you'll get nothing :mad:

some of the things they do are truly awful :mad:

they really are meddling with peoples minds and lives

and now with thsi new labour thing theyre gonna be even more like coppers trying to get you off to work even if youre not mentally fit, im much better now than i used to be but im not all there yet and if i had to go back to a full-time job right now 6 months down the line id be back in hospital! :mad:

camforuman

Well probably I feel that even saying you have a computer will go against anyone in assessement for incapacity benefit. Having a computer in their eyes may come across as you are "with it" and not as bad as you are making out

bergy2

Let us know how it went OK

Miroslav

I've seen this new Labour thing on the news!!!! :mad:

It's only going to make people worse making them ill again