Hi There, I waited only a week for my decision to come through I got Low rate care but high mobility just what I was expecting if I had never cancelled the first appointment as I was in hospital, The whole thing from the start to finish took 4 weeks they must be trying to speed it up because of the switch from DLA to PIP and they have half a million extra cases to do, All the previous claimants' who received it for life are to be recalled for a one to one with their consultants.matt
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Well done I hope it makes a difference. I keep putting off claiming for PIP as it was such a nightmare to get Support ESA. With all the dirty tricks that seemed to be part of my claim.
The Atos lot teach them their dirty tricks.matt
The problem is they are being taken over by maximus!
"The BBC are reporting that American firm Maximus are to take over from Atos as the provider of the work capability assessment (WCA). Maximus has been described by John Pring of the Disability News Service as a 'company with a “chilling” record of incompetence, discrimination and alleged fraud'.29 Oct 2014"
Not so comforting
That's great Matt, bet you're glad to get that out of the way 
I shall be looking forward to my one to one, I really like my Consultant 
Have a good afternoon! xx
Pleased to hear your news Matt. Must be one less worried for you and Fran xxx
Good news for you Matt and I hope others do well with their claims. It seems like a minefield to me. Take care and wishing you and Fran well. xxxx
Can you claim PIP if you are 65 years old?
I don't know I hope so i am 65 next August.matt
Great news for you. My dLa runs out in November so will have to do pip then.
Hoping to keep the same, middle care and high mobility, especially as my spine has decided to get a lot worse this month. And if i get the Pulmonary hypertension CTEPH diagnosis on top I'm hopeful but hearing horror stories.
ldwilliams• in reply to
As far as i am aware there are now only two rates for care, low and high.
the lower rate being set at what the middle rate currently is.
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Thanks. Hard to prove sciatica but have proof of spine degeneration. I found ATOS rude and can't face another test off them.
mattcass• in reply to
There are only two levels of care & mobility now no middle diddle.matt
That's good news Mattcass, and done and dusted in four weeks, that's how it should be, well done to the office staff in the disability department and the assessors.
That's good news, I'm pleased to hear it. Maybe I will hear soon too. The Atos office wasn't easy to get to I thought. Like its been deliberately designed to make you walk to get to it just so they can see how far you really can walk. Certainly with DLA claims procedure, the walking or "doing" limits are meant to be "before discomfort," but unless you have an expert in the tribunal with you, that is conveniently forgotten about by the medical assessors. And in my honest opinion, anyone who is registered as a doctor or a nurse shouldn't be capable of forgetting that they are trained as such and that training was paid for by the NHS and the criteria for that is that as a person they are meant to be kind, sympathetic and understanding individuals. If they are now Health Care Professionals working for ATOS etc. (they are told to forget they are medical people in their new posts) then they shouldn't be allowed to re-join the NHS afterwards. If medical people can't feel something for a sick vunerable person in front of them then they no longer deserve the title given to them by the rate payers who paid for their training in the first place. Rant over x
Nothing wrong with a good rant.matt
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Well said!
Sorry honey, I don't mean to put a damper on your good news, just I keep re-running the day of my assessment over & over in my head and thinking I'm going to be turned down for sure. I went alone to my assessment and that loses 10 points. But I'm going to try and be positive. I laugh you know, she asked me what sort of car I drove, was it manual gears? Like I can afford to go and replace it for an automatic just because I have painful joints! I wish. I certainly would need to apply for state hand outs if I could replace it. lol
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Thanks for the tips. If i can't get a home visit ill take my mum and my hubbys auto car.
Well done xx
I'm going next Monday to haymarket in Edinburgh for my pip I stay in Glasgow! My friend says you need to be hardly able to walk at all to get it hmm just wait and see!
I was at Haymarket also they are so nice but they offer you a drink from the water m/c then point out the toilets at the other end of the room you just get the feeling someone is watching you I refused both you go in there as if this is one of your really bad days, Then they walk you out let them walk in front of you and if you have to stop a couple of times so what you are ill.matt
I heard there's cameras everywhere in the Glasgow office so it's like big brothers watching you! I will make out its one of my bad days thanks
Hi
Glad you were awarded PIP. After 6 months, I too was awarded PIP but standard care and mobility. I have severe COPD and was granted a home visit.
Regards
Well 2malinka, I have no chance then. The thing is the next day because of the extra walking, sitting to get there I was ill on the night time. My knees were on fire and my back was screaming! that's without the COPD acting up
Remember Witchygirk everyone is entitled to appeal if they are not happy it good to write down anything that happened even their manner is important.matt
She was lovely mind, but some of the tests are ludicrous. Like the hearing test. I was told she would say the word "dog" and when I heard it I had to repeat it back. We were in a small room I had to sit with my back facing her whilst she said the word "dog". Even my mother could have heard it. It would be funny if it wasn't serious! Anyway, lets hope that recent changes have filtered downwards so we are treated more fairly.
Take someone to accompany you even if they don't go into the consultation room with you. Thing is, to me it proves even more that I need to pay for assistance seems i haven't got someone to go with me on most occasions.
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