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I got PIP
Dreamnine
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I'd always been against claiming anything (personal reasons, don't ask) but someone on another forum suggested I claim PIP as I'm still working - though not as much.
I have incurable cancer yet it's treatable, so it was more the mobility component I was interested in as I take taxis everywhere - it's not that I'm lazy but I can't walk to the end of the street without being out of breath. This has also necessitated me getting Tesco Online as the supermarket, although not far, is beyond me especially carrying heavy bags.
So I made a claim by phone and the lady sent out a form. This I carefully filled out and sent back to them - with letters from my G.P. and a contact number for my Haemotologist and Oncologist.
A couple of weeks later I got a letter saying they had all the information they needed.
Then I got a letter saying I had qualified for the standard rate of both Daily Living and Mobility. I was surprised but obviously pleased. That's some £300 plus a month I didn't think I would get which will help with the taxis and probably pay for my shopping too, maybe get a few new clothes. I also got it backdated to the middle of April. I have to be careful, though as it's close to encroaching on my savings limit (which had been dwindling rapidly).
I had no face-to-face assessment which was a relief as I wouldn't likely have been able to get to their office.
Apart from signing on for 4 months in 1987 this is the only other benefits I've applied for and received, I feel lucky as by the stories I read on here it's much more complicated for others.
I have incurable cancer yet it's treatable, so it was more the mobility component I was interested in as I take taxis everywhere - it's not that I'm lazy but I can't walk to the end of the street without being out of breath. This has also necessitated me getting Tesco Online as the supermarket, although not far, is beyond me especially carrying heavy bags.
So I made a claim by phone and the lady sent out a form. This I carefully filled out and sent back to them - with letters from my G.P. and a contact number for my Haemotologist and Oncologist.
A couple of weeks later I got a letter saying they had all the information they needed.
Then I got a letter saying I had qualified for the standard rate of both Daily Living and Mobility. I was surprised but obviously pleased. That's some £300 plus a month I didn't think I would get which will help with the taxis and probably pay for my shopping too, maybe get a few new clothes. I also got it backdated to the middle of April. I have to be careful, though as it's close to encroaching on my savings limit (which had been dwindling rapidly).
I had no face-to-face assessment which was a relief as I wouldn't likely have been able to get to their office.
Apart from signing on for 4 months in 1987 this is the only other benefits I've applied for and received, I feel lucky as by the stories I read on here it's much more complicated for others.
I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
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That's great news! If you don't claim any means tested benefits then any savings you have won't count for PIP reasons, as it's not a means tested benefit.I'd always been against claiming anything (personal reasons, don't ask) but someone on another forum suggested I claim PIP as I'm still working - though not as much.
I have incurable cancer yet it's treatable, so it was more the mobility component I was interested in as I take taxis everywhere - it's not that I'm lazy but I can't walk to the end of the street without being out of breath. This has also necessitated me getting Tesco Online as the supermarket, although not far, is beyond me especially carrying heavy bags.
So I made a claim by phone and the lady sent out a form. This I carefully filled out and sent back to them - with letters from my G.P. and a contact number for my Haemotologist and Oncologist.
A couple of weeks later I got a letter saying they had all the information they needed.
Then I got a letter saying I had qualified for the standard rate of both Daily Living and Mobility. I was surprised but obviously pleased. That's some £300 plus a month I didn't think I would get which will help with the taxis and probably pay for my shopping too, maybe get a few new clothes. I also got it backdated to the middle of April. I have to be careful, though as it's close to encroaching on my savings limit (which had been dwindling rapidly).
I had no face-to-face assessment which was a relief as I wouldn't likely have been able to get to their office.
Apart from signing on for 4 months in 1987 this is the only other benefits I've applied for and received, I feel lucky as by the stories I read on here it's much more complicated for others.0 -
Glad you have had a positive experience, and thanks for sharing.I'd always been against claiming anything (personal reasons, don't ask) but someone on another forum suggested I claim PIP as I'm still working - though not as much.
I have incurable cancer yet it's treatable, so it was more the mobility component I was interested in as I take taxis everywhere - it's not that I'm lazy but I can't walk to the end of the street without being out of breath. This has also necessitated me getting Tesco Online as the supermarket, although not far, is beyond me especially carrying heavy bags.
So I made a claim by phone and the lady sent out a form. This I carefully filled out and sent back to them - with letters from my G.P. and a contact number for my Haemotologist and Oncologist.
A couple of weeks later I got a letter saying they had all the information they needed.
Then I got a letter saying I had qualified for the standard rate of both Daily Living and Mobility. I was surprised but obviously pleased. That's some £300 plus a month I didn't think I would get which will help with the taxis and probably pay for my shopping too, maybe get a few new clothes. I also got it backdated to the middle of April. I have to be careful, though as it's close to encroaching on my savings limit (which had been dwindling rapidly).
I had no face-to-face assessment which was a relief as I wouldn't likely have been able to get to their office.
Apart from signing on for 4 months in 1987 this is the only other benefits I've applied for and received, I feel lucky as by the stories I read on here it's much more complicated for others.
I think your experience is much more normal than we might think from reading on here, but good news isnt what some people want to hear.
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I'd always been against claiming anything (personal reasons, don't ask) but someone on another forum suggested I claim PIP as I'm still working - though not as much.
I have incurable cancer yet it's treatable, so it was more the mobility component I was interested in as I take taxis everywhere - it's not that I'm lazy but I can't walk to the end of the street without being out of breath. This has also necessitated me getting Tesco Online as the supermarket, although not far, is beyond me especially carrying heavy bags.
So I made a claim by phone and the lady sent out a form. This I carefully filled out and sent back to them - with letters from my G.P. and a contact number for my Haemotologist and Oncologist.
A couple of weeks later I got a letter saying they had all the information they needed.
Then I got a letter saying I had qualified for the standard rate of both Daily Living and Mobility. I was surprised but obviously pleased. That's some £300 plus a month I didn't think I would get which will help with the taxis and probably pay for my shopping too, maybe get a few new clothes. I also got it backdated to the middle of April. I have to be careful, though as it's close to encroaching on my savings limit (which had been dwindling rapidly).
I had no face-to-face assessment which was a relief as I wouldn't likely have been able to get to their office.
Apart from signing on for 4 months in 1987 this is the only other benefits I've applied for and received, I feel lucky as by the stories I read on here it's much more complicated for others.
Good news.
Had a look at your other thread and it's not clear whether you are on any benefits at the moment/are working/off sick?
If you care to share then we might be able to help check you are getting everything you are entitled to.0 -
poppy12345 wrote: »That's great news! If you don't claim any means tested benefits then any savings you have won't count for PIP reasons, as it's not a means tested benefit.
Ah, I didn't realise this.
Thanks.I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
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pmlindyloo wrote: »Good news.
Had a look at your other thread and it's not clear whether you are on any benefits at the moment/are working/off sick?
If you care to share then we might be able to help check you are getting everything you are entitled to.
I'm still doing some work, proof-reading and translating. The cancer has made it harder, though, as I'm often very tired and my work has to be exact.I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
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I'm still doing some work, proof-reading and translating. The cancer has made it harder, though, as I'm often very tired and my work has to be exact.
It may be that you are eligible for working tax credits as PIP may give you entitlement to the disability element. To qualify you need only to be working at least 16 hrs a week.
Have a read of this:
https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/disability-element
Of course it will depend on what you are earning.
You could put your details into a benefits calculator ticking that you are entitled to the disability element for working tax credit Try https://www.entitledto.co.uk
Or you could go for a benefits check up at the CAB.0 -
pmlindyloo wrote: »It may be that you are eligible for working tax credits as PIP may give you entitlement to the disability element. To qualify you need only to be working 16 hrs a week.
Have a read of this:
https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/disability-element
Of course it will depend on what you are earning.
You could put your details into a benefits calculator ticking that you are entitled to the disability element for working tax credit Try https://www.entitledto.co.uk
Or you could go for a benefits check up at the CAB.
Well, I'm self employed but it's still over 16 hours a week - more like 30 on a good week.I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
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Well done, DreamNine, that's good news that your claim was straightforward, it's lovely when people post the good stuff because obviously people tend to post when things aren't going well so it's nice to read the good cases as well
If you don't want the money to build up too much perhaps you could use some of it to pay for help with things like cleaning or gardening if you don't already, just stuff that I would guess is tiring for you to manage alongside everything else you do? Glad to read it all went smoothly x 0
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