No 4 point PIP descriptors results
| Submission ID: 1165068 |
| Date: 2025-04-10 14:45:06 |
| Nickname: Eenymeenyminymo |
| Age: 61 |
| Main health condition: Both physical and mental health |
| Main conditions that affect daily living: Me/cfs |
| 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: No change |
| Tasks you struggle with on a day-to-day basis: I don't have the energy or stamina to live life normally. I bath every 4 to 5 days as the process is too completely exhausting and I have to lie down for at least an hour afterwards. When I bath that's my activity for the day. I dress only if I have to leave the house as it too is exhausting. I cook only in the oven as I can't stand long enough to use the hob. My food is often burnt as I forget it's cooking or I can't get up ( from lying down ) to take it out of the oven. My house is dirty, my garden a complete mess. My life is spent lying down. I can only read if I can sleep afterwards as my eyes and brain tire very quickly and I get terrible headaches. I have one now from focusing on this. There's more but I can't continue. |
| Expected income you will lose if the Green Paper cuts are imposed: All my pip daily living and sdp, about £150 a week. More if the changes also affect my UC, which i believe they will. |
| Expected problems if you tried moving into work, with support from a work coach: I can't possibly work. No employer would take me on. If I were forced to work i couldn't manage an hour. |
| Anything else to tell us: I'm frightened for my future. My money currently covers private medical treatment as there is no treatment or indeed support for me/cfs on the NHS. I have developed several new symptoms since Covid but have so far seen no acknowledgement of these nor support. These changes will make life impossible for me and many others. |
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