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Forestflower
Forestflower

A year ago I was awarded standrate living and mobility pip due to depression and anxiety.

Since then, I have been newly diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, generalised anxiety disorder and post traumatic stress disorder-adjustment disorder.

I have been asked to attend a face to face for my reward review- does anyone have any wxpierence with these issues relating to pip-

Since being awarded the pip I am still struggling with depression and anxiety on a daily basis and now have my new diagnosis which wasn’t present on the last face to face- will these new diagnosis count as daily living getting worse/ account toward me being able to keep my PIP award. I have seen so much in the media about mental health patients because denied pip or having it taken away following a reward review and am highly anxious that they could take it away from me as I am unfit to work and although I recieve ESA- I will not be able to survive on just that benefit and losing my pip will affect me and cause more stress in my life financially. If anyone has any advice or expierence it would be much appreciated. 

I’d just like to add, I do not go out much  due to my anxiety and when I do I have to have either my partner or mother with me, and struggle a lot with normal daily tasks such as medication, motivation to look after myself and personal responsibilities hence why I live at home and my mother is my carer who provides most of my encouragement and reminding for these things. 

I also suffer from frequent panic attacks. 

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  • AlexandriaGizmo
    AlexandriaGizmo Forestflower

    Posted

    I am I right in presuming that you gained your award at tribunial as its only a year since your last assessment.

    I wouldn't like to say what way your F2F will go but it will be all down to what new evidence you supply to the DWP have you been placed under consultants due to your changed circumstances, everyone does say its not your diagnosis but how it effects you but I disagree it has to be a diagnosis supported by medical evidence, once you have that u can go forward and produce evidence to show how it effects your daily living, yes some do lose there benefits but it is not such a big % as it seems on here, remember compared to how many apply this is a very very small % who are on the forum, millions don't even come on because they win there awards.

  • denise15811
    denise15811 Forestflower

    Posted

    HI,

    PIP isn't awarded based on a diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect you daily. A person can have as  diagnosis of multiple things but it will make no different at all, unfortunately. It's all about those descriptors and how your condition affects you daily. No one can tell you what the decision will be but more evidence will be needed. I do know that only 47% of reviews have a decision in their favour.

    Good luck.

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