P.I.P. timescales...

Caza143

I've also just got a letter regarding incapacity on the same date I put a claim in for pip I was told my incapacity stopped when it changed to esa (I put in for ESA that day and passed the medical may 14 ) so I appealed had to have a tribunal and just received the letter to state they where at fault and everything owed is being paid back I did that out of proving a point I didn't actually think I was owed anything but aprantly I am and it's been released to my bank. Strange both started in sept and both ended same day x

quadangle

Hi Guys n Girls,

I had my decision last Thursday i was awarded lower rate mobility. Not happy as i have heart failure, breathing problems, cant walk very far without getting out of breath and have problems with personal care (PS I DONT STINK). I had the report Capita did and she must have not listened to a word i said. She recommended points for personal care such as bathing but no points for toileting. ( SURELY PERSONAL CARE IS TOILETING). Also she suggested i have all the things i want to cook at waist height as i get out of breath when i bend down to get in the fridge. They do a typical day and what i do in that day and thats all they have gone on what about the weekends so i am not meant to have a life as i work all week. i am waiting for the CM to get back to me its supposed to be before 5pm today fingers crossed. its supposed to personal independance payment. I told her i have problems getting to hospital apps and she put in the report i can drive myself there using my sat nav. I dont have a sat nav, i rarely drive as i cant always guarentee a space by the entrance to a building so my partner takes me and sometimes loses pay from work to take me. I am just really angry the people doing the assessing have no idea and the people making the decisions take there word for it and then when people want to challenge the decision there is more time wasted. Instead of employing ATOS and CAPITA why do they not get the CM to do the claim from start to finish and employ more CM's it would make life to so much easier for them and for us. Ooooh rant over.

Indie_Kid

Problems getting to appointments don't count. Unless it's things like being able to actually get out and follow a route.

Caza143

sunflower wrote: »

excellent news Caza I am so pleased for you

Thank you x

kken2303

Well, the wait is over as as feared, my daughter was declined. I am devastated for her. I cant believe it, the decision is beyond incredible. Even being brutally harsh in my answers, I was always coming up with enhanced care for her, not even standard care. As an example, she cannot prepare or cook even the simplest meal for herself of make herself a drink. I have to do it for her and that in itself is 12 points. She cannot engage with people face to face, cant manage her own money, I have to actually give her medication to her as 1 she wont touch it and 2 she forgets. She has severe contamination OCD. (Her care plan confirmed it was severe), daily panic attacks, depression, Kidney failure, hypertension, dyslexia and dyspraxia. She is on so much medication and when I had to tell her they had declined the claim, she just looked at me and said she couldnt do this anymore (she meant living with her problems) so we are now all going to be on suicide alert again. The mental health people in our area are so understaffed that we intended to use the money to get her specialist help from a hospital in Preston and now that option is gone she cant see any point fighting. I honestly cant believe she was declined and I am scared stiff now what the future holds.
When we went to the assessment I had to stop down the street from the centre as she started to have a panic attack at the thought of the assessment, she couldnt sit in the waiting room with the other people so we had to walk around outside in the car park. By the time she was seen, I had given her so much diazepam, she probably came over as quite calm although she was just medicated to the hilt. I dont know what to do now, I cant believe this is happening to us:(

Indie_Kid

That really is unbelievable. :mad:

I wonder if they actually read anything you wrote on the forms...

Caza143

kken2303 wrote: »

Well, the wait is over as as feared, my daughter was declined. I am devastated for her. I cant believe it, the decision is beyond incredible. Even being brutally harsh in my answers, I was always coming up with enhanced care for her, not even standard care. As an example, she cannot prepare or cook even the simplest meal for herself of make herself a drink. I have to do it for her and that in itself is 12 points. She cannot engage with people face to face, cant manage her own money, I have to actually give her medication to her as 1 she wont touch it and 2 she forgets. She has severe contamination OCD. (Her care plan confirmed it was severe), daily panic attacks, depression, Kidney failure, hypertension, dyslexia and dyspraxia. She is on so much medication and when I had to tell her they had declined the claim, she just looked at me and said she couldnt do this anymore (she meant living with her problems) so we are now all going to be on suicide alert again. The mental health people in our area are so understaffed that we intended to use the money to get her specialist help from a hospital in Preston and now that option is gone she cant see any point fighting. I honestly cant believe she was declined and I am scared stiff now what the future holds.
When we went to the assessment I had to stop down the street from the centre as she started to have a panic attack at the thought of the assessment, she couldnt sit in the waiting room with the other people so we had to walk around outside in the car park. By the time she was seen, I had given her so much diazepam, she probably came over as quite calm although she was just medicated to the hilt. I dont know what to do now, I cant believe this is happening to us:(

Aww that horrible I wouldn't leave it at that I would go straight for a reconsideration and I wouldn't stop till you get the answer you need.

LL30

Great news Caz What a day for you!

kken - that's just shocking! I hope you have enough energy to do an MR.

Needless to say my consultant didn't have a miracle cure for me today. He said it was my hypermobility playing up this time and what do I expect when my joints are as loose as they are. Charming. I asked him if I'm ever going to be able to work full time as I'm desperate to do so. He said I should be able to now. I asked him how that was possible when I woke up the other morning unable to walk and it lasted 48 hours, and when after 3 days at work I'm in so much pain I have to rest for 3 days, sleep 11 hours a night, have an afternoon nap and I'm STILL exhausted...He said it's about lifestyle and pain management and I need to keep up the work with OT and physio. Condemned to a life of pain. It's carp. Sorry, I'm ranting.

marcus6

Caza143 wrote: »

Wow I got my answer my wait is over standard daily mobility enhanced
I am in shock at the min
This site is brilliant helped me loads I will still be coming on to see how others get on with appeals and waiting decisions my outcome took 45 weeks in total but we finally got our answer just hope the same for everyone else

Thats good news! Congratulations! :)

That was only 4 weeks you had to wait... did you phone them or did you see money in your bank??

kken2303

LL30 wrote: »

Great news Caz What a day for you!

kken - that's just shocking! I hope you have enough energy to do an MR.

I have just spent the last 3 hours writing a letter to the DWP. I copied and pasted each activity and points descriptor and described my daughters care needs iro of each one. I said precisely the points I felt she should have been awarded and it totalled 25 at a minimum. I acknowledged that she didnt meet mobility needs but typing it all out made me even more mad they didnt award her anything. She would only need 8 points for standard care yet scores 25. How on earth does that correlate? I am not going to back down, I am determined to get her some help. She is my daughter and I love her so much. It hurts so much to see her a shadow of herself when she was always so vibrant.
I am glad some of you are getting your awards though and I really hope all you guys still waiting get a positive outcome. Anybody have any idea how often decisions get overturned?