PIP assessment was today

Taffyapple23

Hi Guys,

Long time lurker, first time poster.

I work full time and have a good job but I had surgery in April on my hip which caused me mobility problems and I have not recovered as expected and I am still off sick from work.

I applied for a blue badge and was advised if I thought I would be entitled to one to also apply for PIP ( I didn't think I would qualify for this as I work but have since learnt that is not the case).

Anyway I went for my medical today, not knowing what to expect at all.

Quite a difficult door to push open, very heavy and with both crutches was a pain, thankfully a lovely lady waiting helped me. Room was the last one at the end of the corridor too which was difficult and the chairs were awfully uncomfortable so ended up alternating between standing and sitting.

The guy carrying out my assessment was lovely, I was completely honest said I needed help in and out of the shower, I now had a chair to use upstairs to allow me to sit whilst getting dressed but my main problem is with walking and I'm no longer able to drive so my husband drives me everywhere.

The reason I am posting is did anyone else have this experience and then get rejected? The way it came across was that I would qualify for something for a period of time and then be reviewed and I've came away quite positive so don't want to be hugely deflated!

I hope this goes through as I am having problems proving to my council I need a blue badge they don't really want to look outside of the six automatic issue descriptors even after an assessment told them I couldn't walk for more than 20 metres.

Mojisola

Taffyapple23 wrote: »

Room was the last one at the end of the corridor too which was difficult and the chairs were awfully uncomfortable so ended up alternating between standing and sitting.

I hope this goes through as I am having problems proving to my council I need a blue badge they don't really want to look outside of the six automatic issue descriptors even after an assessment told them I couldn't walk for more than 20 metres.

The choice of the room is planned. The distance from the car park to the room will have been measured and the way you walked will have been observed.

swingaloo

Same with my husband, he is permanently on crutches and his room was at the end of a corridor. It took him ages.

He also had to go to the toilet during the interview and so took ages again to get there but had no choice.

He was turned down as they 'observed him walk down the corridor twice'.

He did appeal as the criteria states that you have to be able to do it in a reasonable time and as often as necessary (neither of which he can do) but the decision was upheld.