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[Toby14]

Hi everyone. My last post was i was refused pip . To remind you i only have one lung and asthma in my remaining lung. My enhanced mobility on DLA was stopped .After 7 months of refusal at every stage my tribunal hearing has now arrived. Two weeks from today.Will update you all whatever the outcome.

[sassy59]

I truly wish you well. Be clear what you want to say, write things down and hold your head up high.

Remember it’s how you are at your very worst that you should focus on. Ask for help if you need it.

Good luck. Xxxxxxx

[Toby14 in reply to sassy59]

Thanks Sassy. Im nervous but it’s something i have to do. After years of struggling with one lung i feel i’m doing this for everyone with chest problems,Your very kind

[sassy59 in reply to Toby14]

Thinking of you Toby14. Xxxx

[Oshgosh]

Hope all goes well

[Toby14 in reply to Oshgosh]

Thankyou.🙏

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

Good luck I hope you get the outcome you deserve Hun fingers crossed. Have a good day and take care of yourself 😊 Bernadette xx

[Toby14]

Thankyou😀

[cofdrop-UK]

Toby can you at this late stage get the help of a benefits expert - welfare rights, CAB or DIAL. This doesn’t sound right at all if you were on enhanced mobility. I assume you have not answered straight yes or no to everything, but explained how long it takes you to do things because of pain or breathlessness. Maybe it would help to give BLF a call for some advice.

I wish you well and hope you get some help with it. Call me synical but I feel bringing in PIP and changeing the criteria to 20 rather than 50 was a ploy to remove lots of people on permanent DLA but I think it has cost a fortune as many of these decision are overturned at tribunal.

Good luck and please let us know how you get on.

[Toby14]

Hi Cofdrop, Yes i did get help filling the forms out, I’m with Age uk. I was on DLA for 23 years. I sent in support letters , scan results and umpteen letters of support. All to no avail. In my assessment report there were things that i never said. Actually i cried when i read it as who was going to believe mei stead of a official.

But i have got some fight left and i’ve been busy with Age uk writing my final points of disability,

Thanks for reply.

[cofdrop-UK in reply to Toby14]

I wish you well and I am glad you have someone in your corner and hope that can take away at least some of the stress.

Love cx

[Vibraphone in reply to Toby14]

Can you take someone with you? A witness might help them be accurate.

[Hidden]

Go immediately to the Citizens' Advice Bureau, Age UK are too far away from the action. CAB will in many cases send an experienced person with you to speak on your behalf. He/she will have dealt with many such cases locally and be used to dealing with tribunals. The volunteers that work there obviously like to win their cases and yours sounds like a winner to me. 😉x

[Spacecat1]

Hope all goes well for you.

[Toby14]

Thankyou

[Gladwyn]

Good luck Toby14. Just remember your painting a picture so a stranger can see by your words just how difficult every action and every breath you take is. Describe the worst scenarios, how you gasp for air etc and how painful every movement is. 🙏

Ps you can have no limbs at all but if they think you are coping well you won’t get the award !! It’s important to show how very difficult any action is for you.

[Toby14 in reply to Gladwyn]

Thank you for your advice. It's very helpful.

[Hidden in reply to Gladwyn]

The problem is that people like Toby14 are so used struggling on, trying not to whine and moan and make a fuss, are suddenly faced with a situation where being brave works against them. It's alien to them to present themselves as unable to cope. It's disgraceful that the claim has reached this stage.

[vambo]

The very best of luck to you.

[Toby14 in reply to vambo]

Thankyou

[Toby14 in reply to vambo]

Thankyou

[cazza34]

Remember pip is based on how your condition affects your daily life so get lots of written back up from doctors, physio if you have one etc.

[Vibraphone in reply to cazza34]

And they may be watching your approach from the car park.

[Toby14]

Ok👍

[Ergendl]

Good luck with the tribunal. Hope it goes your way and you get all you should have received.

[Toby14]

Thankyou

[Mooka]

Good luck with this makes me angry when I see my neighbour prancing around knowing she gets pip when people who need get get turned down.

[Toby14]

I know how you feel.I have a neighbour who gets full care and mobility and manages to sneak out and work on the side.Its so unfair

[Lina282]

Good luck and wish you all the very best!

[Toby14 in reply to Lina282]

Thankyou

[Inogenrvh in reply to Toby14]

Hi Toby14 praying for you I hope everything goes well for you I was thinking would it not have been better to try for a home visit and have someone from CAB with you, with the weather as it is it can’t be easy for you to get out in anyway fingers crossed and all goes well

[Toby14 in reply to Inogenrvh]

I did try for a home visit but the man on the other end of the phone gave me a stern'No,. Iam with Age UK

[Hidden in reply to Toby14]

It isn’t a home visit that you need, it’s someone to attend the tribunal with you. Citizens Advice Bureaux will often do that in deserving cases which yours is. Please contact them Age UK is too remote.

[mikeadams51]

Good luck but don’t forget PIP is based on how far you can walk and how much you can for yourself. My advice is to exaggerate a bit without going OTT. The good news is most appeals are won. Good luck

[Toby14 in reply to mikeadams51]

That comment gives me more confidence. Thanks

[Izb1]

I wish you all the very best Toby14, as Don says its a disgrace that it has gone this far, keep fighting, you so deserve it, good luck x

[Dedalus]

This is terrible. Contact Age UK - they may be able to help! All very best of luck for your tribunal hearing. If it is a bad result see your local MP x

[FlossyF]

Good luck. 👍

[Toby14 in reply to FlossyF]

Thanks FlossyF

[hopetorun]

Dear Toby

Ask your local council if they have a benefits advisor. Some still do and they can be really helpful

[Toby14 in reply to hopetorun]

Thanks

[Kjg14]

I have applied twice - if I get refused this time I am going to Appeal - How would they like to live like I do! As long as I don't move and go slow it's ok but this is not living -

[Smoggy1990Boggy]

Hi Toby14,

How did you get on with your tribunal?

[Toby14 in reply to Smoggy1990Boggy]

Hi. I won and was awarded enhanced mobility which I lost. I left a post on here 2 weeks ago. The judge said it was clear I would never get any better. I was awarded back payment as well. The next review in 10 years. Glad it's all ovet

[Smoggy1990Boggy in reply to Toby14]

It is not acceptable that genuine individual like yourself is going through unnecessary distress by being forced to go to tribunal. Tribunals are apparently costing up to one million pounds a week. The government needs to sort out their department the DWP and these assessors who are writing inaccurate reports. These assessors are professionals with regulatory bodies. There is a core of people who shouldn’t be getting assessed at all due to their health conditions or have light touch reviews. They should never have had private companies doing these. I’m glad you are sorted it sounds a nightmare with going to a tribunal.