Friend had strange PIP assessment??

hello2020

Hello,my friend had strange PIP assessment at home with Capita,she saying they didnt ask her any questions about how it affect her all they asked why she got depression and anxiety and her sleeping problems can she remember taking medicatin,they didnt ask her about other main problems like cooking and dressing etc....,she saying the Capita person was friendly and told her wait for result few weeks and they complete report later and told her its sad see her suffering from depression and the assessment lasted 1 hour mostly just talking to her not asking many questions,she been on DLA on lower rates,but she realy worry now about her PIP result. can this be good or bad sign of her strange PIP assessment ?and is there anyone who got PIP for depression?thanks

poppy12345

hello2020 wrote: »

Hello,my friend had strange PIP assessment at home with Capita,she saying they didnt ask her any questions about how it affect her all they asked why she got depression and anxiety and her sleeping problems can she remember taking medicatin,they didnt ask her about other main problems like cooking and dressing etc....,she saying the Capita person was friendly and told her wait for result few weeks and they complete report later and told her its sad see her suffering from depression and the assessment lasted 1 hour mostly just talking to her not asking many questions,she been on DLA on lower rates,but she realy worry now about her PIP result. can this be good or bad sign of her strange PIP assessment ?and is there anyone who got PIP for depression?thanks

Hi, They would have looked at he form that was filled in when the person first applied for PIP and asked the questions based on that. If your friend didn't put anything down on the form about dressing etc then if they have difficulty doing that because of depression they should have wrote it down. PIP isn't about the condition itself, it's about the difficulties a person has with daily life. When the decision is made if it's bad news and your friend wasn't awarded anything then he/she has 28 from the date of the letter to ask for a Mandatory Reconsideration.

SailorSam

Maybe this new friendly approach is the new way to go. I had a second Atos medical about a month ago. The first last year went exactly as all the reports you see on the news, but this time the doctor just chatted to me for an hour, then said well it was nice meeting you you'll be hearing from us. I had no sort of examination. A few weeks later i got a call saying i needed to go and sign-on for Js.

poppy12345

SailorSam wrote: »

Maybe this new friendly approach is the new way to go. I had a second Atos medical about a month ago. The first last year went exactly as all the reports you see on the news, but this time the doctor just chatted to me for an hour, then said well it was nice meeting you you'll be hearing from us. I had no sort of examination. A few weeks later i got a call saying i needed to go and sign-on for Js.

The question is regarding PIP not ESA. They are completely different.

SailorSam

poppy12345 wrote: »

The question is regarding PIP not ESA. They are completely different.

But it's still the approach taken by the Dwp to make decisions. They've been under a lot of criticism for trying to get people off benefits.

pmlindyloo

I really don't want to put a damper on things but your friend may not have realised how 'friendly' conversation can actually tell the assessor so many things without having to ask her direct questions.

Putting people at ease is a great skill which can lead people to 'let slip' about how they live their lives.

On the other hand the conversation may have confirmed exactly what she wrote on the application.

Nothing to do but wait.

hello2020

pmlindyloo wrote: »

I really don't want to put a damper on things but your friend may not have realised how 'friendly' conversation can actually tell the assessor so many things without having to ask her direct questions.

Putting people at ease is a great skill which can lead people to 'let slip' about how they live their lives.

On the other hand the conversation may have confirmed exactly what she wrote on the application.

Nothing to do but wait.

Yes that is what i thought , they might just been friendly to her so they test her? i have not told my friend she been tricked becuase she get more stress .

hello2020

poppy12345 wrote: »

Hi, They would have looked at he form that was filled in when the person first applied for PIP and asked the questions based on that. If your friend didn't put anything down on the form about dressing etc then if they have difficulty doing that because of depression they should have wrote it down. PIP isn't about the condition itself, it's about the difficulties a person has with daily life. When the decision is made if it's bad news and your friend wasn't awarded anything then he/she has 28 from the date of the letter to ask for a Mandatory Reconsideration.

She did put all info in PIP2 when she sent back ,according to her the assessor told her he read about her and saw her forms and evidence before he goes to her house.

DaveTheMus

hello2020 wrote: »

Yes that is what i thought , they might just been friendly to her so they test her? i have not told my friend she been tricked becuase she get more stress .

Surely someone who is genuine would not be able to 'slip up'.

poppy12345

pmlindyloo wrote: »

I really don't want to put a damper on things but your friend may not have realised how 'friendly' conversation can actually tell the assessor so many things without having to ask her direct questions.

Putting people at ease is a great skill which can lead people to 'let slip' about how they live their lives.

On the other hand the conversation may have confirmed exactly what she wrote on the application.

Nothing to do but wait.

That was my thoughts too but i didn't like to say anything. DaveTheMus the whole point of the assessments is the catch out the ones that aren't genuine because believe it or not they are out there and it ruins it for those who are genuine.

hello2020

pmlindyloo wrote: »

On the other hand the conversation may have confirmed exactly what she wrote on the application.

You mean its good sign ?