I can’t see me getting PIP...

[Matt2584]

...but it might not be such a bad thing.

I am clearly entitled to PIP but it is such a faff in trying to claim it.

Most of my neuro probs happened in 1996-2000, then calmed down for a bit, started up again in 2005/06 and 10. Since 2010 I have been fine and I never want to set foot in a hospital again, only for check ups maybe where they will likely give me good news :).

I am like my mum, I prefer to live in a bubble, do what I want to do, go where I want to go and not get so involved in things and not have people so involved with me. We can be pretty easy going folk.

I got the PIP forms near the beginning of the month and did what I did with the DLA forms, hand them straight over to my mum. The forms have got to be sent in by the 25th of this month which doesn’t give me a lot of time. As I said before, my mum likes to live in her own bubble and do what she wants, she hasn’t filled in the forms yet and I cannot see her picking a pen up any time soon either.

She doesn’t want stress in her life, I don’t want stress in mine either, stress is a huge problem regarding health and the PIP forms have got to be the most stressful things going.

Somebody gave me some advice last week and that was to make a copy of the forms which I have done and I printed out a couple of pages today to see what they are like... It’s tough innit... they want to know EVERYTHING about your medical history and have all the proof from the “professionals”. And when you have Ataxia and find it difficult to write, going through those forms would take ages... again adding more stress.

When you want to carry on with life without having to see any doctors and so on, I don’t think you will get anywhere with the PIP forms.

The PIP forms sound way, way too harsh and as I said before, they add too much stress... which we could do without.

But as I was saying before, it might not be such a bad thing, for me anyhow...

I won’t say why just yet :).

As I have said before, it is all about money.

“The love for money is the root of all evil”

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If you are entitled to it, why not claim it - it will make things easier for you.

Take the forms along to the CAB or ring Headway and get someone to help you fill them in. The important thing to remember is to always give the worst case scenario - if you can't do something sometimes, but can at other times, make sure you tell them you often cannot do it and things like that.

[sealiphone]

Same advice CAB and some Headway group do form fills. Regarding the return date PIP have been extending this where people say they can't see an adviser until ??/?? along with other issues as well. However you'll find yourself on hold listening to Vivaldi before you can speak to anyone.

[steve55]

as exhausted said matt, take them to cab

[1949liz]

Hi Matt,

You right when you say that it’s extremely complicated to fill the PIP form in, so why don’t you make an appointment with the CAB or a headway organiser as they will fill your form in for you.

I found it exhausting filling in the form and had to have help with age concert but as you are younger it’s only available for the over 60 (or I think) but YOU sound extremely deflated possibly depressed. Rather than do nothing go for it, you never know. Take Great Care Love Liz x