Fun & Games - PIP

bigbulldog wrote: »

Rockingbilly

What I really don't understand is that in previous posts you use your own income to fund the kind of car you like to drive as Motability don't as it goes above there threshold and You say again in previous posts that you don't need the money dla/pip provides as you give it to your grand children a bit like the post saying you have to put your Motability scooter on the back seats then saying you don't have a scooter,so I don't know whether to feel sorry for you or are you an out and out storey teller,but I will say one thing is that I would not give myself all the so called grief your claiming to have about trying to claim a disability benefit when in fact you don't really need it do you and more to the point don't even qualify for it.

Well you are right in one aspect, the money is not the reason I am claiming PIP. The three most important reasons are: automatic Blue Badge, no road tax to pay and on principle, I have disabilities that entitle me to make a claim.
There is nothing that states that you should only make a claim if you have extra financial needs created by the disabilities. In fact people spend the award on other things like holidays, cars and in my case, by giving it to my children.

I don't own and have never owned a mobility scooter - they are too dangerous. Where have you gathered that I do own one?

CTcelt1988 wrote: »

I've said before, that Rockingbilly is a pure hypocrite. He was moaning on another thread how the welfare bill is getting too high and that PIP should only be for those in need, yet he claims DLA and gives it to his grandchildren.

Maybe it's a good thing he was turned down for PIP as he clearly doesn't need it.

I'm sorry but you don't know what you are talking about.
Since when does PIP hinge on whether you need the extra money or not?
Yes I along with many others agree that not just the welfare costs in particular, but DLA in particular. I have made my point that what DLA ended up like was nothing like what the original intention for it was.
Yes I do think that far too much money is handed out - Tax Credits in particular. Up until recently it was a question of 'how few hours do I need to work to maximise the amount I can get from the State'.
Yes I also agree that PIP should be narrower in it's eligibility when compared to how DLA finished off. There is only a limited amount of money that could be spent. Maybe what is being saved could be better used to fund the NHS or Social Care. When looking at 'need' with PIP in mind, the 'need' factor has nothing to do with the money but more to do with the government accepting that those that are severely disabled should be recognised as such and be treated differently due to their vulnerability.
I claimed DLA because I was entitled to claim it. The DWP considered my application and agreed and accepted that I was disabled. The consideration that was given was in the form of an automatic right to a Blue Badge and free car tax. That was all that was of interest to me and of course the government accepting my disabilities.
Likewise with PIP, I claimed because I was invited. If the government eventually agree that I am disabled then I am happy. The financial aspect really has no bearing on what I made the claim for. It is a point of principle, not a point of trying to get more money.
But to say that I am not, against all of the medical opinion that I sent them is, to me, a downright injustice.