PIP and ESA for aspies

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wildwestfan wrote: »

You will need evidence from Health Care professional to have a chance of being awarded PIP or ESA. Or even social housing on medical grounds.

What treatment do you receive for your problems?

I have medical documents that support and outline my illness. I don't receive any help. This is typical of people who don't really understand aspergers. I live a totally normal and healthy life in every aspect, I wash, cook, clean, go shopping, dress and support myself fully.

The only thing I struggle with is being around other people even for a few minutes quite intolerable. I'm hypersensitive to noise and smell and you can imagine living in a house with 4 other people. The noise and background chatter is unbearable and the only way I can block it out is by listening to loud music with my headphones on.

jacques_chirac

I am all too aware how it is to live with those symptoms, but if you do not learn how to deal with them you're going to have a pretty miserable life.

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jacques_chirac wrote: »

I am all too aware how it is to live with those symptoms, but if you do not learn how to deal with them you're going to have a pretty miserable life.

My life is just peachy when I live by myself. The only thing missing is a pet like a cat

But honestly, I know you might think my life is miserable but I am at my happiest when totally alone and I isolate myself from the world. I spend most of my day studying my hobby which only requires me to go online for research and some help.

I absolutely love being in total isolation and I wouldn't have it any other way. When I think about people who have social lives I just think why would anyone ever choose to socialise? It's horrible and I hate every second of it.

Thanks for all the advice here though guys, some helpful tips.

BigAunty

DailyLife wrote: »

The noise and background chatter is unbearable and the only way I can block it out is by listening to loud music with my headphones on.

I had noisy neighbours and found some great earplugs from the snorestore.

kelpie35

Have you tried contacting your local Social Services ?

Have you ever had a social worker?

That should be your next port of call, thay would be able to assist with your housing needs.

tumboodle

DailyLife wrote: »

Living in shared accomodation causes me stress, anxiety and is becoming unbearable. Although I don't need any help living day to day she said that with PIP I can uses that to put towards my housing benefit so that I can afford a 1 bed flat or something for myself.

To be honest I doubt very much that with PIP being applied for and you telling them that, you would be rejected.

You have to have care and/or mobility needs. Not being able to get on a bus because of the other passengers is not acceptable for mobility issues.

As for care issues, you will have to prove with evidence that you have care needs that may require attention from others. Wanting to isolate yourself and live in a bigger/more expensive property isn't what they would class as care needs.

You are claiming JSA currently, would your GP sign you off sick as not being in a fit state to do any type of job?

With ESA you will have to pass some very strict descriptors - and some that have had a stroke or heart attack or have been regularly sectioned have in the past been told to get a job as they are not sick enough!

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tumboodle wrote: »

To be honest I doubt very much that with PIP being applied for and you telling them that, you would be rejected.

You have to have care and/or mobility needs. Not being able to get on a bus because of the other passengers is not acceptable for mobility issues.

As for care issues, you will have to prove with evidence that you have care needs that may require attention from others. Wanting to isolate yourself and live in a bigger/more expensive property isn't what they would class as care needs.

You are claiming JSA currently, would your GP sign you off sick as not being in a fit state to do any type of job?

With ESA you will have to pass some very strict descriptors - and some that have had a stroke or heart attack or have been regularly sectioned have in the past been told to get a job as they are not sick enough!

Earplugs are extremely uncomfortable for me and the only thing to block out the noise is music. I don't understand though... PIP is a cash payment which can be used to help the person live a regular life. Let's say I have extreme difficulty cooking, I burn myself ect. How is that extra money going to help that person? Hire their own personal chef?

See the problem is I need to live by myself, I don't care if the room is the size of a toilet. It just so happens that single appartments cost about £100 a week. I'm not after a bigger more expensive place as you kindly worded it... I want to live by myself... away from others. That's it.

marliepanda

DLA care can be used to hire someone in to cook for you, aka a carer.

PIP is used to live a regular life... But you want to use it simply to live alone. It's not a ticket to your preferred life, it's for people who have extra needs as they cannot mobilise or care for themselves.

And no I don't class 'not liking living with other people' as a need that requires PIP. It doesn't, and if that is the only way your autism affects you them you will need to find ways of dealing with that, however uncomfortable. Many people, autistic or not, don't like sharing. It's annoying. It can be uncomfortable, but it's all they can afford.

Your autism does not cause you any care or mobility needs. Consider yourself lucky and find another way to fund your choice of accommodation as that is not what 'care and mobility' money is for.

Nada666

You have to look at what social housing is available and compare it with your current area. There is no point moving out of a civilised, mixed, community and being dumped in a one bedroom concrete tower in the middle of nowhere. If there is decent housing where you are then that is not a problem but in many cities single people are not viewed on as human by housing associations. Social housing where you are living by yourself will do nothing to help any social social problems you have. Provided you have normal, decent housemates they will leave you to yourself and provide you with awkward company on optional occasions. Living amongst the sorts that congregate in social housing will just lead to an isolation that will make dream favourably of your current predicament.

Jobseeeker

OP do you not have any family at all? Maybe living with family would be better than strangers