Working on benefits

Alice_Holt

Spoonie_Turtle said:

DisablednProud said:

Nannytone said:

Plenty of working people claim Pip and as long as your claim doesn't contradicted the type of work you do ,then woeking WILL NOT be used against you in future assess,ents

From personal experience, the fact that I was able to work was brought up during the assessment. Because it's evidence of my mobility, independence,  etc. (even though my condition flares up and down, so I can't hold down a job for very long most of the time, which is the main issue). 

It's not supposed to be used against you, but from my experience, it is, just indirectly. Again, that's just my experience, maybe other people have a different experience and can share their personal experience here. 

e.g. an assessor says 'Oh so you are able to walk x distance / dress yourself without assistance / commute x distance / do x independently most of the time' etc.etc. and these all play into the assessment.

 If anything, any modified duties or assistance for tasks should almost lend weight to relevant areas of one's claim.

       Totally agree.  Adaptions used at work should evidence the need for assistance, in the same way that adaptions at home do.


        e.g. an assessor says 'Oh so you are able to walk x distance / dress yourself without assistance / commute x distance / do x .....

        If an assessor says that then they are not complying with PIP assessment guidance. They need to take into account how you are on the majority of days and whether you can do the PIP descriptor reliably.

      DisablednProud  look at the assessment guide:
       https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/985358/pip-assessment-guide-part-2-assessment-criteria.pdf
    Pages 67 to 81.

   Any assessment that jumped to the conclusions you imply without considering readability would likely be overturned at tribunal.