No 4 point PIP descriptors results
| Submission ID: 1163645 |
| Date: 2025-04-09 15:48:36 |
| Nickname: Anonymous |
| Age: 60-64 |
| Main health condition: Physical health |
| Main conditions that affect daily living: Psoriatic arthritis Osteoarthritis Severe essential tremor |
| Rate of PIP daily living component: Enhanced |
| 4 point descriptor score: No |
| Possibility to score at least one 4-point daily living descriptor at the next review: Highly unlikely |
| Tasks you struggle with on a day-to-day basis: Struggle to walk, or stand for more than a few minutes; I can't write at all, not even to sign my name, or use a phone as my vocal chords are affected. My tremor and arm pain means I can no longer prepare food or cook so I live on cold things and rubbish; have put weight on because of the lack of healthy food. I spill everything and drop things. Can't carry or lift. I can't wash some days/weeks, can't lift my arms to do my hair. It's very difficult to wipe after using the loo. I'm in severe pain almost all the time and can only sleep with medication. I'm very emotional, cry a lot as I find it demeaning and embarrassing that i need help. I live alone and every day is now a nightmare. It was hard enough to cope before all this, now I can't see a way forward at all. |
| Expected income you will lose if the Green Paper cuts are imposed: I will be left with £300 a month. That doesn't cover my bills never mind food. I'm not eligible for any other benefits because I have some savings which I planned to leave to my family. I have 4 years till pension, and doubt my savings will last half of that. The government has forgotten that some people only get Pip, nothing else. I'm wondering whether to sell my little flat but where could I live. I feel like my life is over; I worked for 40 years and didn't choose to get ill. Who would employ me when I can't even hold a pen? I can't find any hope or joy, it feels like I'm being demonized for having the temerity to get sick. I'm terrified every time the postman comes. |
| Expected problems if you tried moving into work, with support from a work coach: I can't stand, walk, lift, speak on the phone (or in person for more than 20mins), or use a pen. I can only type/use a mouse for a few minutes before the pain becomes agonising. My whole body shakes constantly. It takes hours to get up and dress. Some days I simply can't. What jobs could I do?? |
| Anything else to tell us: I have several years left of my PIP award and life was hard enough with severe pain and all the daily limitations. Now I feel like there's a sword hanging over my head and some uncaring government minister (who has no idea how hard it is to be disabled) is standing there waving the scissors. Do they actually want people dead? I don't claim PIP for a year after I got ill, struggled on redundancy pay. I've paid for my own adaptations. I've paid for my own operations, I've asked for nothing except PIP, but I can't survive without it. |
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