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Unfairly had my PIPS stopped after being awarded it for 2 years

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pollmadoll64
pollmadoll64

I am in deep shock due to finding out PIPS has stopped my PIPS award for two years pre shoulder surgery with 12 points back in May last year . When I had had a frozen shoulder for 4 years that needed surgery which I had last September. Due to having had Fibromyalgia for over 9 years and having had to have full.manipulation.under general anaesthetic it has taken a.long time to heal.I have shown all the relevant medical evidence to that effect. I had a home assessment in January after regretfully letting them.know of my surgery. For some illogical reason they have stopped my PIPS when ESA have put me in the support group.This time I only.got 7points. I got 12 points when I was doing permitted work and driving last year and now I am not driving and not working I have failed ?????????????????????

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  • Boqer
    Boqer pollmadoll64

    Posted

    I'm sorry thing have turned out this way for you, it sounds like it might be a good idea to appeal against their decision. It takes a while to get to the tribunal but if they give it to you they will backdate everything.
    • pollmadoll64
      pollmadoll64 Boqer

      Posted

      I spoke to PIPS this afternoon and took a name, she seemed very compassionate and has arranged the case manager to ring me to discuss this fiasco. I certainly do not want to travel over 100 miles to Wales to sort this out. I think they push us so hard hoping we will just give up, as alot of poor vulnerable people probably do. But I am tenacious and will fight for justice. ☺
    • Boqer
      Boqer pollmadoll64

      Posted

      Oh well done, sounds like they are on the case,mi hope it all works out. But I think you are right that they make things difficult hoping that people will just give up, so to fight is a good idea as chances are they will back down.
    • pollmadoll64
      pollmadoll64 Boqer

      Posted

      Thanks for your supportive message. I have found the DWP are in such a muddle it is totally unbelievable. You have to experience it to believe it. Someone has got to do something to stop this nightmare and totally unfair system. The irony is that ESA stopped my benefits two days after surgery due to an assessment they had done a month when I had frozen shoulder. Then I got reinstated when I battled with them .They failed my Mandatory Reconsideration. Which certainly delayed my recovery. Then I put in for a new claim .

      For ESA to put me in the support group a month ago then PIPS to take away something they told me I was entitled to for two years until, I through my own choice told them that things had got worse after the key surgery decided to stop it altogether.😕😕😕😕😕

    • Boqer
      Boqer pollmadoll64

      Posted

      They really are unbelievable! It's so shocking, and we hear so many unfair stories just on this forum basically because of DWP incompetence, but really I think a lot of it is deliberate just to make people give up and go away. It's a very unfair system.

      Let us know how things turn out

      hugs

  • Milly19
    Milly19 pollmadoll64

    Posted

    Hi,sorry to hear your pip has stopped ,mine was reduced care and no mobility at all,having been ill for 17 yrs with major back surgery,and numerous issues.now fybromyalgia .but I'm fighting tribunal this coming Monday. eeeekkkk. be careful what you tell case manager,keep things to yourself,write and ask them to look at it again,explain why..give as much info as possible.include doctors notes,consultants letter .

    did the assesment go well? Were they rude?inconsistant?mine was so self centred.i put a compliant into Atos and they already have admitted she made errors,but it's up to the tribunal.will let you all know when I get bk on Monday how it goes.

    keep going tho....don't let them put you down.x

    • pollmadoll64
      pollmadoll64 Milly19

      Posted

      Hi Milly best of luck with your tribunal I hope you will not have travel too far to get justice! !! The assessoris taken ly saidy partner drivesy sons to school. Whem I told her they gat on a school bus there and back. The main thing wring was she contradicted herself on saying u young sons help. me prepare the meals as I cannot chop,slice or peel or lift anything heavy. She said on the points part that I use appliances and aids!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had she got that right I would have no en awarded that extra point to get to 8 points
  • alig39
    alig39 pollmadoll64

    Posted

    Hi all

    ​I am at the moment on tender hooks waiting to hear from pip. I currently get DLA but i was told that i now have to apply for PIP. The stress these people put us through is just so unfair. My panic attacks have gotten worse since i sent back the forms 4 weeks ago.. I had to get my daughter to fill out my form for me because i cant write as the Fibro affects my wrists. We sufferers need someone to stand up for us. I imagine myself up in front of a judge arguing to the Benefits agency that tthey need to open their bloody eyes and see how dilabating this Fibro disease is. Every minute of every day is a struggle for us and all we ask for is a little help and some rights and fairness for us. Anyway rant over. I wish all of you out there the best of luck and hope that the benefits make the right decisions for us all. Love and hugs to all xxx

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