No 4 point PIP descriptors results
| Submission ID: 1165430 |
| Date: 2025-04-10 17:51:15 |
| Nickname: Bev |
| Age: 54 |
| Main health condition: Both physical and mental health |
| Main conditions that affect daily living: Complex regional pain disorder Fibromyalgia Sleep apnea Arthritis |
| Rate of PIP daily living component: Enhanced |
| 4 point descriptor score: No |
| Possibility to score at least one 4-point daily living descriptor at the next review: Unlikely |
| Tasks you struggle with on a day-to-day basis: I don't shower daily as it's too painful and only shower on days when that is the only thing I do do as it wipes me out. I don't make myself food or drinks on days that I am ill as it's too dangerous plus some days it's too much to go to the kitchen and back. In addition on those days it's not safe for me to go to the toilet alone so I don't drink as I don't want to risk an accident. I don't dress on some days as there are some days where my clothes hurt me. My mobility is very poor. Some days my memory is so slow I can't string a sentence together. On the days I've mentioned above I simply exist in my house until my partner comes home from work to help me. |
| Expected income you will lose if the Green Paper cuts are imposed: I would loose over £400 per month. This would have a devastating effect. It's not just that I would be unable to afford the physio that I have now, I would not be able to afford anything other than my share of the monthly household bills of mortgage, electricity, water, council tax. We would have to drastically budget our food and I would not be able to put the heating on whenever I'm cold, I would have to budget it. There would be no more money for me to get any of the treatment that allows me to maintain what little mobility I have and my partner would have to do more as well as work full time. I expect my depression would return as I'm already worried sick so the future is looking very bleak indeed. I already feel worthless as I had to give up my job and if I'm not able to pay my way, my partners wage can't support us and I just feel useless. |
| Expected problems if you tried moving into work, with support from a work coach: I had a very good career before the accident that left me disabled. The issues is that my condition is affected by changes in temperature, I get fatigued very easily, I can't remember or learn new things. Fatigue/pain wise I might be ok for a few days and then not able to work at all as I've tried reducing my hours to part time |
| Anything else to tell us: I feel disgusted and lied to by the British government. I worked for over 30 years until an accident left me disabled. I tried everything I could to stay in work, reducing my hours, changing roles etc. I've told my mp how I feel and I've been pointed in the direction of charities to help. I've explained that I have a mortgage. I rely on pip and esa. Neither are means tested so I don't qualify for the cost of living payment. I'm too young for pension credit and we don't qualify for any other benefits. If we loose the pip daily living allowance, there is no question that we will be in severe financial difficulty never mind paying for the treatments that currently help with my conditions |
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