Reporting changes

Songbird57

So, it’s possible I will have to pay money back when reporting a change, even though with a fluctuating condition it’s hard to tell whether or not improvement is long term?
Benefit claiming is unbelievably stressful!! Can I just stop my claims altogether and go live with a relative? I mean, without penalty?

poppy12345

Songbird57 wrote: »

So, it’s possible I will have to pay money back when reporting a change, even though with a fluctuating condition it’s hard to tell whether or not improvement is long term?
Benefit claiming is unbelievably stressful!! Can I just stop my claims altogether and go live with a relative? I mean, without penalty?

You've had a lot of really good advice. Have you taken a look at the PIP descriptors to see if your condition affects the amount of points you would score now? Don't forget as previously mentioned a few times about the 50% rule over a 12 month period. Descriptors are here, please take a look. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/Migrated_Documents/adviceguide/pip-9-table-of-activities-descriptors-and-points.pdf

wild666

How long before the person notices they feel that a change has occurred? A week, a fortnight, a month or longer? By the time you have another assessment you could be back to where you started, nurses at these places know only basics, at my PIP assessment in 2014 she didn't know what my main condition was. If your condition is a rare one don't be afraid to ask them what they know about it, they may just repeat the conditions on the form I caught her out by saying are you sure they "are or are you just repeating whats on the form?" In the end she said she had never heard of the condition.