I’m an autistic woman, have ADHD, sensory processing disorder, fibromyalgia, 3 bulging discs, degenerative damage to my spine, scoliosis, 8 fibroids, dyspraxia, double vision and restricted gaze to the right. I have been disabled all my life but avoided applying … Continue reading I can’t take any more. I’m so ill and PIP is destroying my life
Significant chunks of my ESA report were clearly copied and pasted- my name changed halfway through, and I was extensively questioned about whether I was dating my flatmate. My PIP application took 18 months of anxiety and stress where I … Continue reading The government Vs the disabled
I’ve been through hell with all the cuts to the NHS and benefits, and the changes to welfare. I’m severely physically disabled and have other health problems that also cause me problems daily. It’s hard to know where to start … Continue reading I’ve been through hell with all the cuts to the NHS and benefits
The assessments for ESA and PIP are causing immense suffering as they deny access to benefit, the questions i.e. About bowel movements are nothing to do with being capable of working! PIP assessments similarly do not reflect what is happening … Continue reading The assessments for ESA and PIP are causing immense suffering
After sending of my PIP reassessment form I got a letter on 6 October 2018 with an appointment to be accessed on 10 October 2018 they have given me 3 days notice to attend a PIP examination at one of … Continue reading Mahatma Gandhi said ” the worst kind of violence is poverty”
The care agency is contributing to the disabled hell now it seems. Staffing crisis … 5 months I have only been out the house once, I cannot rely on them to turn up cancelling calls last moment as staff off … Continue reading The care agency is contributing to the disabled hell
The reason I started this petition wasn’t just about the DWP, it was about people being able to help each other. If we can’t travel to friends then how can we help them? If our friends are sick and we … Continue reading No one should be stopped from travelling by bus because of finance
I am pleased to know it is not just me in a way, sorry for all those people who are denied support but relieved it is not me going crazy. I had my PIP assessment at the beginning of the … Continue reading “The lady assessing me was a physiotherapist, she appeared nice and understanding”
I originally went for the assessment 11 months ago. The waiting and the uncertainty has been a huge stress, having to go through details again and again, as if they they don’t believe me and want to catch me out. … Continue reading The “physical examination” consisted of asking me to raise my arms and legs
I thought you might be interested in my book, ‘Austerity’s Victims’, which has now just been published.It is based on my work as a volunteer advocate for Cornwall Advocacy. Its aim is to show how adults with a learning disability … Continue reading Austerity’s Victims
