Personal Independence Payment and how to claim it

I had to phone them i was on phone for over half an hour, stressed out not even the word, now i got to wait for a form though post. Might be easier if you can online download the forms rather than talk to annoying people on phone who were stressing me out :'D

Hi I have within the last couple of weeks applied for PIP, since 2007 I have been in reciept of Low rate care and high rate mobility of DLA As an indefinite award...... My health has over the last year declined in many ways.....I battle multiple complex health needs. I am anxiously waiting for that dredded brown envelope to drop pathetically on my door mat. I initially seemed advice and assistance from the CAB, I cannot tell you how deflated I felt by the mans written comments on my forms for PIP. In March 2015 I underwent a 6 hour surgery to replace both my jaw joints with Titanium implants and with having stage 3 emphysema I get very breathless trying to eat, this has now been increased as I am unable to chew food properly as my jaw only goes up and down. I am not able to move my jaw side to side, I also had four bones removed from my left hand which is now fused and the elbow bone shaved. I collectively battle about 20 or more health problems. I was gobsmacked when the CAB assistant wrote such basic responses, I told him I use a spoon to eat with as it's easier as with food on a fork I just cannot open my mouth wide enough to eat. He just wrote " I can't use a knife and fork so I use a spoon " that was it, as I have a degree of numbness on the sides on my lips due to the surgery, I prefer to use a straw to drink with... He wrote " I use a straw to drink with". I decided to ring the PIP advice line and I was able to get a two week extension on the date my form had to be returned by. It took me quite a few days to write responses to my multiple conditions, and for a number of days after my hands, fingers, elbows and the muscles in my hands and arms were so painful and my hands and fingers were swollen. This is what they don't see, the extenuating effects of trying. 

I am anxious and feel physically sick waiting for a response to my claim. I did manage to send in over 165 photocopied pieces of supporting medical information to support my conditions and my claim. My Tinnitus which is loud and intrusive everyday also seems to have increased, I think this is in response to anxiously awaiting my fate. 

I also supplied a list of pending appointments and have already had to call them twice to give further appointments that i have recieved since my submission of my claim. 

Nicky

I have been on DLA for quite a few years now.  High rate Mobility & Middle rate for Care.  I have been told to expect anytime now to receive the PIP forms on the post with no guarantee for me to receive this new benefit.  I have subscribed to a Disability Help forum who give you tutorials into how to fill in these forms which gives me a bit of confidence.  I haven't had to fill in any forms for my disability for many years and now the government sought fit to bring this in which doesn't please me at all.  I will let you all know when I receive the forms and how well I get on.

Since my wife left me I've been struggling to do a lot of things myself, so I phone up DWP and asked about getting some carer in just to check that I can get out the bath as I've fell a few times. I already had high rate mobility since about 2010 (indefinably) and when I was examined for that because I had a wife the doctor said I didn't need the care component (I've since been told this was wrong!!!). I was told that due to it being changed I'd have to put in for PIP. Well the forms came, I got help yo fill them in sent them off, went for a medical and they've took my mobility off me and have given me the care component. Well over the last 6 years things have got worse for me not better, they've no idea what there doing!!! I'm at present wait to hear about an appeal I've put in but without my mobility I'm lost as I'd have to get taxi's everywhere as I'm unable to walk as far as the bus stop then back again plus doing what ever I went out to do. A trip to the hospital would be around £30 as they've tightened up on people using the patient ambulance service in this area, even going to my doctors would be £10 to £15 so I don't know what I'll do. They've even told me to send my blue badge back so I can't even park close to stores etc. So if it cost to much to run my car I'm lost. I just hope everyone else has better luck them myself.

Stu.

A bit of an update after lots of fighting by a council benefits worker, letters from anyone I could think of They reconsidered my case and I'm now back on high rate mobility and medium rate care so you all have to fight if you want the help. Thing is where do I get a carer? I don't know what to do now, do I pay them or the job center and then I pay it back. Where can I find a help page?

Thing is my health has slipped again and I now have a heart problem and other things going on and waiting to go for scans on my brain (good luck in finding that) my back as it's deteriorated a lot in the last 9 months and some tests on my heart.

Hugs 

Stu