pip tribunal help

[iluvroxnsky]

does anyone know if headway help with pip (benefit) tribunals my partner is going to phone our local branch soon to ask but i was wondering if anyone has had help from them with this type of thing?

[Hidden]

No personal experience but have found that the local mental health team are great at this sort of help (or there's the Citizen's Advice Bureau).

[iluvroxnsky in reply to Hidden]

thanks i have citizens advice doing the forms for my but they cant attend court so i was going to see if headway know of someone in my area to attend with me who know's brain injury's.

[razyheath43 in reply to iluvroxnsky]

Yes i bealive Headway do help.at least fill out forms

[johndenver in reply to iluvroxnsky]

Where are you living please? I am in lincoln,a headway volunteer also a brain injury survivor. I have helped several people with filling PIP forms .have been with them to a tribunal where they were successful in getting their PIP awarded. If yhis is any help to you?

[iluvroxnsky in reply to johndenver]

im in south wales so no good thanks though

[Paulreedman]

Headway helped me 100%

with my pip tribunal they were behind me all the way. They are very kind and considerate.

So definitely get in touch with them. There brilliant

[mowgli123]

We had a charity called Diverse Abilities help us all the way through with this.. they had a fee of £26 which was worth it as in the end we got about £8,000 back pay!! Good luck x

[AliCathy]

Citizens Advice Centre helped me: we made an appointment, ensuring we took all required information, endlessly going over ones problems is rather depressing, after the events focus on the positive!

[Tia-01]

Social work department will fill in and go with you to tribunal. My husbands been through it and welfare officer from social work sept went in with him. He was a great support to him. Hope you get help with it. Good luck

[clivekeen]

Hi I am going through this our local citizen advice bureau have filled form in but our local headway support group person is coming with me when I get my date

[neelie08 in reply to clivekeen]

Wonder if Leeds av that support from headway

[TenereRider]

Local CAB helped my wife no end, as did the local mental health team. The lady from our CAB attended my wife's appeal with her and was wonderful.

[Candace8]

Citizens advice I used and they they were fab x

[Hidden]

as a further option do you have access to a local law centre who could assist

[iluvroxnsky]

thanks everyone i still haven't phoned them as our phone and internet has been down most of the week we will phone Monday though,i have a appointment friday with cab to do tribunal forms i have asked cab if they can attend but they cant as they dont have enough funding of staff in this area.

[Lisers]

Iv just asked for help for my Husband who has had a letter to say his DLA will be stopping and he will need to apply for PIP. I have asked the local headway he attends once a week if they will write a letter saying how his head injury affects him while he is at the centre. She said she would, havent got it yet so cant say how detailed it is

[Candace8]

The citizens advice were so good doing everything for me and Iv just heard I have been awarded the highest rate so I get to keep my car. I don't even need to go for the assessment. That's been dropped. If you go to ca make sure you ask for the highest person there. That's the best one. You may have to wait for that person but explain what it's for. X

[iluvroxnsky]

had a email off headway Swansea today they cant help, to make it worse i have to go for a esa medical next week, i feel like they are bullying me now.

[Lisers]

I asked headway and was given a letter to put in with the claim explaining all my husbands problems , it was very helpful in explaining to those who may know the complexity of a head injury. He was accepted onto PIP from DLA without an assesment but i would advise anyone filling in the forms to add everything from his worst day and that includes temper toilet needs etc no matter how personal or embarrassing. Goid luck

[ScubaD]

As a volunteer for Headway and Committee member of the branch for Hull and East Riding, PIP help is a sometimes long and challenging process for the person with a brain injury. Not everyone who is a volunteer is able to offer or know how to assist with the form filling and mandatory application or go with person to the tribunal. There is no payment to do so, if a volunteer due to professional status or not offers to help they do so free of charge, but they are not expected to offer this service. We refer to Citizens advice who I know from experience are very good in knowledge about the PIP process and have helped many in receiving their PIP award.I filled in a form for someone with a TBI it took me 3 hours then I went home and did another 2 hrs. Luckily the person got her award, if not it would have been many more hours, weeks and maybe years of form filling before the end. This is only 1 person, I know there are probably 9 out of 12 members who need PIP who struggle. How many nationwide who do not access support and give up is a disgrace to our so called 'civilised society'. I hope your local brach can assist, if not go see citizens advice centre and take all your evidence, it will assist them when they fill your first PIP form in. Good luck and very best wishes .