PIP and waiting

[wheezyof]

After a home visit I was awarded PIP two and a half years ago. Last September the DWP sent me the forms to renew my application. I filled them in and sent them off.

I got another letter saying if you don't reapply we will stop PIP... I telephoned to confirm they had my forms. Yes. That was the beginning of October. January this year I had a text saying we have your forms and are dealing with your claim.

Today 28th February 2019, I got a text asking me to attend an assessment a long way from home. I rang and said impossible, they offered slightly nearer but still a long journey.

Now I'm waiting again to see if they will allow me a home visit.

5 months down and getting angry.

I hope you are all getting better treatment than that.

[peege]

Try not to get angry. It seems the government have devised all the systems to get people to give up or stress themselves in to an early grave. I was listening to to radio 4 Tuesday night on the difficulties of claiming if you're blameless victim of a crime, horrendous.

Wishing you luck, I've no experience of pip but I know many others have. P xx

[wheezyof in reply to peege]

Thank you. Putting my anger in perspective. It's wicked to treat victims of crime so badly. I'm feeling calmer this evening. I'll just have to be patient for a bit longer x

[peege in reply to wheezyof]

ooo I didn't mean to belittle your pip claim wheezy, not at all. It's just horrendous and sad what people have to go through for a bit of well deserved asistance. X

[wheezyof in reply to peege]

Oh! I didn't read your comment as a put down. I just read it and thought, yes, there are other people out there with terrible problems. Possibly far worse than mine. I really didn't take offence at what you wrote. xxx

[Badbessie]

Stick to your guns. Where I live there are two centres. I refused the first as in an emergency I would have not been able to use the stairs. They then sent me to a centre which was ground floor and a good distance nearer.