No 4 point PIP descriptors results
| Submission ID: 1164061 |
| Date: 2025-04-09 20:26:37 |
| Nickname: JanB |
| Age: 65 |
| Main health condition: Both physical and mental health |
| Main conditions that affect daily living: Balance issues following brain tumour removal. Vp shunt and headaches. Osteoarthritis, waiting on knee replacement and hip replacement. Depression and other things |
| Rate of PIP daily living component: Standard |
| 4 point descriptor score: No |
| Possibility to score at least one 4-point daily living descriptor at the next review: I don’t know. I am a pensioner on Pip. Not sure what’s happing with me |
| Tasks you struggle with on a day-to-day basis: Balance, I can’t use public transport, difficulty on stairs, escalators, showering as you require balance. Shopping. Anything requiring balance which most people don’t notice they are actually using balance. |
| Expected income you will lose if the Green Paper cuts are imposed: Pip daily living. I get mobility. I could not use taxis or keep my car which is my lifeline. I still have desk job which I could not do I need various help at home which I pay for. |
| Expected problems if you tried moving into work, with support from a work coach: N/a |
| Anything else to tell us: I would like to know if the changes are affecting pensioners it’s very difficult to find out and very worrying for me. |
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