Need some advise pls

Hi M

Welcome to the forum.

You might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is; www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/faq/forum.

In answer to your question, it is not mandatory, but it does help if you are under a consultant.

When applying for PIP, it is not so much the condition per se that the DWP is interested in, but how that condition/s impacts a claimant's daily life and mobility as set out in the PIP criteria. We are not assessors or medical professionals, so cannot give a view on what you will get and at what level. Two people can have identical conditions but be given different awards.

Our guide to PIP claims and reviews goes through each question highlighting important issues that you need to consider in your answers and giving some sample answers; benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip

PIP is not awarded because of the condition but rather the limitations that result and prevent a claimant from completing a range of everyday activities. It is the why part that is important in explaining your limitations.

Gary

Hi M,

I think its all down to luck and who you get for the HCP - I myself have had an assessment for UC and PIP, and both times, the HCP told many lies on their papers, and things that simply weren't true. I had to MR, and then Tribunal both cases to get the result I wanted, although my UC one, I failed at the courts, but even then, some of the information they used was incorrect, so I am contesting that one also.

Regards, Chris.

Hi M,

I totally agree with you - and it's tiring for so many fighting till the very end, that some just simply don't bother because they don't have the strength or willpower to keep fighting.

Good luck with all yours too.

Regards, Chris